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1 private spacecraft intercepts another on Space Force's groundbreaking 'Victus Haze' mission

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1 private spacecraft intercepts another on Space Force's groundbreaking 'Victus Haze' mission
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A U.S. Space Force mission pitting two satellites against each other has been deemed a success, completing its first tactical intercept of an orbital target. The news comes less than two weeks after Rocket Lab broke a spaceflight readiness record, launching the company's Pioneer-class Puma satellite aboard an Electron rocket on June 19, delivering the second spacecraft of the Space Force's Victus Haze mission just 16 hours and 42 minutes after receiving notice. The mission's first satellite, Tru

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