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USSF-67

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Falcon Heavy

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Sunday January 15 2023, 22:56:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskMODERATE

Go49%

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewB1070

expended1st flight

Flights1

Landings—

Fastest turn—

Expended — no recovery planned

Falcon Heavy core booster expended on its first flight as part of the USSF-67 mission.

Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1065

expended2nd flight

Flights6

Landings5/5100%

Fastest turn75d 9h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange

75d 9h since last flight

Side booster paired with B1064, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.

Previous flights · 5

Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1064

expended2nd flight

Flights6

Landings5/5100%

Fastest turn75d 9h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-2· 15 km downrange

75d 9h since last flight

Side booster paired with B1065, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.

Previous flights · 5

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Weather & scrubMODERATE risk

Weather Go49%LL2 Go95%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud40%Temp26°C

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

max cloud-top 7635 m above freezing 5120 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 7635 m, mean 5870 m, 100% cover, freezing 5120 m

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowSunday January 15 2023, 22:56:00 UTC→Sunday January 15 2023, 23:33:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23