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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)
Falcon 9 Block 5
Aug 12, 2024, 2:02 AM UTC
Aug 12, 2024, 2:02 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1061
Flight #22
Flight #22 · Last flown 2024-06-08
About this booster
Booster which launched Crew-1, Crew-2 and IXPE. Expended for the launch of Hera.
- Total Flights
- 23
- Recovery Rate
- 22/22 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)
- Last Flight
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-8 · 64-day turnaround
Landing Record
22 successful · 0 failed · 22 total
Mission Details
ASBM (Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission) 1 & 2 are two twin satellites built by Northrop Grumman for Space Norway, in cooperation with Inmarsat and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. They are designed to bring mobile broadband coverage in the Arctic for both civilians and military. The US Air Force provides the Extremely High Frequency eXtended Data Rate payloads on ASBM satellites as part of the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) program.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 13.8°C
- Wind
- 14 km/h @ 337°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive