NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

USSF-44 (Shepherd Demonstration & LDPE-2)

Launch Time
Tue Nov 01, 2022 13:41 UTC

First SpaceX mission direct to GEO.

Rocket

Falcon Heavy
Image Credit: SpaceX
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

Landing Zone 2

B1065

Flight #1
166th Falcon recovery attempt
154th successful Falcon recovery
76th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery
Landing Zone 1

B1064

Flight #1
167th Falcon recovery attempt
155th successful Falcon recovery
77th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery
Expendable

B1066

Flight #1

Mission Details

Shepherd Demonstration

The Shepherd Demonstration is designed to test new technologies to enhance safe and responsible rendezvous and proximity operations. It will accelerate risk reduction efforts to inform future Programs of Record.

Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman
Operator: United States Space Force
Payloads: 1
Geosynchronous Orbit

LDPE-2

The second Long Duration Propulsive ESPA (LDPE-2) will deliver six payloads that advance communications, space weather sensing and other technologies into near-geosynchronous orbits. Multiple commercial and government partners worked together to ensure the success of this multifaceted and important mission. These include Tetra-1, Alpine, LINUSS, and 3 unidentified payloads.

Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman
Operator: United States Space Force
Payloads: 8
Geosynchronous Orbit

Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Stats

2022

149th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

193rd mission
50th mission of 2022
187th successful mission
159th consecutive successful mission

Falcon Heavy

4th mission
1st mission of 2022
4th successful mission