Success
USSF-44
Government/Top Secret
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon Heavy
Direct-GEOorbit
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.
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:41 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,331
SpX Mission
#202
Pad Launch
#152
Location Launch
#209
Designator
2022-144
Weather GO
95%
Launch Window
NET
Nov 1, 2022, 1:41 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon Heavy Specs
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
Length
70 m
Diameter
12.2 m
Launch Mass
1,400 t
Thrust
22,819 kN
LEO Capacity
63,800 kg
GTO Capacity
26,700 kg
Launch Cost
$90M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 14d
Total Launches
12
Successful
12
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
12
Maiden flight: Feb 6, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Nov 2, 2022, 12:58 AM
Successful launch of Falcon Heavy for the United States Space Force.
Source - Nov 1, 2022, 1:41 PM
Liftoff
Source - Nov 1, 2022, 1:22 PM
Webcast live
Source - Oct 30, 2022, 1:39 PM
Refined launch window.
Source - Oct 29, 2022, 1:20 PM
Weather 90%
Source - Oct 28, 2022, 1:02 AM
Go for launch.
Source - Oct 27, 2022, 11:07 PM
Slip by 1 day.
Source - Oct 22, 2022, 2:22 PM
Adding launch time
Source - Oct 20, 2022, 8:19 PM
Delayed to October 31, towards the late morning EDT.
Source - Oct 5, 2022, 10:08 PM
NET October 28
Source - Sep 2, 2022, 5:27 PM
NET October 2022
Source - Mar 25, 2022, 10:06 PM
NET June
Source - Jan 23, 2022, 5:47 PM
NET March due to payload issues
Source - Oct 4, 2021, 6:10 PM
Delayed to early 2022 due to payload issues.
Source - Sep 7, 2021, 7:40 PM
NET October 9th
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Nov 1, 2022, 9:41 AM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508