USSF-52
| USSF-52 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Satellite launch |
| Country: |
 United States
|
| Operator: | United States Space Force |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | approx. 6,350 kg |
| Begin: | Spring 2021 (planned) |
| Starting place: | KSC LC-39A |
| Launcher: | Falcon Heavy |
| Orbit data | |
| Track height: | approx. 35,000 km |
USSF-52 is a space mission of the United States Space Force and space service provider SpaceX planned for spring 2021 . It includes the launch of a military and / or intelligence satellite with a Falcon Heavy rocket. The mission was originally called AFSPC -52 and was renamed after the Space Force was founded.
Starting order and mission profile
The launch contract was tendered as part of the Air Force's EELV program and is worth $ 130 million . SpaceX won the tender in June 2018.
According to the tender documents, the flight's payload should have a takeoff weight of 6,350 kg. The satellite is to be deployed on a geosynchronous transfer orbit with an inclination of 27 ° , a perigee of 185 km and an apogee of 35,188 km in order to then independently reach a geosynchronous orbit .
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- Stephen Clark: US Air Force certifies Falcon Heavy rocket, awards launch contract. In: Spaceflight Now. June 26, 2018, accessed on May 4, 2019 ( date update from July 26, 2019).