Status
USSF-52
Launch Time
NET Nov 30, 2023
NET Nov 30, 2023
The first competitively won Air Force mission for Falcon Heavy. SpaceX's $130 million Falcon Heavy bid beat ULA's Delta IV Heavy.
Rocket
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $97.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 22,819 kN
Payload to LEO: 63,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 26,700 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m
Vehicles
Unknown Vehicle
Landing Zone 1
125 day turnaround
Unknown Vehicle
Landing Zone 2
125 day turnaround
B1084
Flight #1
Expendable
Mission Details
USSF-52
A classified mission for the United States Air Force.
Location
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Stats
2023
168th orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
280th mission
76th mission of 2023
Falcon Heavy
9th mission
5th mission of 2023