NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

USSF-52

Launch Time
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

Falcon Heavy
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