The Firefly Aerospace team finally got “the call”:

Firefly Aerospace successfully launched the U.S. Space Force’s VICTUS NOX mission with 24-hour notice, demonstrating a critical capability for the United States to rapidly respond to on-orbit needs during a conflict or in response to a national security threat.

Upon receiving the notice to launch and orbit requirements from the Space Force, Firefly completed all final mission preparations, including trajectory software updates, payload encapsulation, transport to the launch pad, mating to Alpha, and fueling, within 24 hours. Alpha then launched at the first available window.

The mission set a new Tactically Responsive Space record:

The previous responsive space launch record was 21 days, set on June 13, 2021, with SSC’s launch of TacRL-2. VICTUS NOX and TacRL-2 are the first two operational demonstrations

I don’t think this new record will stand long. National security concerns are going to push this number down again and again. With the DoD’s financial banking, satellite and launch vehicle production advancements, production cost decreases, and some creative staging an insane cadence will soon be within reach.