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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretAtlas V 511
Launched 2022-01-21 19:00 UTCSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geosynchronous Orbit
Worldwide
6th
orbital launch attempt in 2022
United Launch Alliance
1st
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 41
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
45 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
USSF-8 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above the equator.
Data from the GSSAP will uniquely contribute to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling space flight safety including satellite collision avoidance.
Unique to this mission is the first and only planned flight of the Atlas V 511 configuration.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2006 · CEO Mark Peller
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
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Successful
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100%
Upcoming
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scheduled
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Launch successful
Jay
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Updating weather
SwGustav
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Updating weather
SwGustav
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T-0 confirmed by ULA
Nosu
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Weather 70%
Nosu
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Updating T-0
Nosu
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New launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Weather 60%
Nosu
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Added launch window per marine space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
58.3m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
10,986kg
Liftoff thrust
5,490kN
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