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USSF-67
Government/Top Secret
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon Heavy
Direct-GEOorbit
USSF-67 is a mission for the United States Space Force with two satellites, including the LDPE-3A rapid prototype platform hosting 5 USSF payloads.
Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 10:56 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,378
SpX Mission
#216
Pad Launch
#156
Location Launch
#214
Designator
2023-008
Weather GO
95%
Launch Window
NET
Jan 15, 2023, 10:56 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
- Jan 16, 2023, 5:27 AM
Launch success.
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Liftoff
Source - Jan 15, 2023, 10:41 PM
Coverage live
Source - Jan 14, 2023, 6:57 PM
One day slip
Source - Jan 13, 2023, 6:55 PM
Updating launch window
Source - Jan 11, 2023, 3:09 PM
Weather 80%
Source - Jan 10, 2023, 6:30 PM
Targeting NET January 14
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One day slip.
Source - Jan 6, 2023, 7:58 AM
Updating window start
Source - Jan 3, 2023, 4:44 PM
Setting TBC
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NET January 2023
Source - Mar 25, 2022, 10:17 PM
NET November 2022
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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
Jan 15, 2023, 5:56 PM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508