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USSF-44

Success

Falcon Heavy

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Tuesday November 1 2022, 13:41:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Mission

Classified US Space Force carrying two payloads directly to geostationary orbit. One is called the Shepherd Demonstration, and the other is LDPE 2 spacecraft that carries three hosted payloads and three deployable sub-satellites. One of them is an experimental microsatellite called TETRA-1.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowTuesday November 1 2022, 13:41:00 UTC→Tuesday November 1 2022, 14:11:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23

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SpaceX

USSF-44

Success

Falcon Heavy

T-minus to liftoff

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HOURS

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MINUTES

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SECONDS

Tuesday November 1 2022, 13:41:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go21%

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

Classified US Space Force carrying two payloads directly to geostationary orbit. One is called the Shepherd Demonstration, and the other is LDPE 2 spacecraft that carries three hosted payloads and three deployable sub-satellites. One of them is an experimental microsatellite called TETRA-1.

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go21%LL2 Go95%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp25°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

100% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14805 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13422–17835 ft (4413 ft thick) — approximated · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 270255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-NE AND S RAB01"

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowTuesday November 1 2022, 13:41:00 UTC→Tuesday November 1 2022, 14:11:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

Scrub riskHIGH

Go21%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go21%LL2 Go95%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp25°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

100% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14805 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13422–17835 ft (4413 ft thick) — approximated · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 270255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-NE AND S RAB01"