Falcon 9 Block 5 | Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)

Status

Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)

Launch Time
NET September, 2024

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $67.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Mission Details

Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)

The ASBM satellites will carry multiple hosted payloads including an X-Band payload for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and a Ka-Band payload for Inmarsat. Northrop Grumman announced last year that it will also provide two Extremely High-Frequency eXtended Data Rate (EHF XDR) payloads for the Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) to the U.S. Air Force for integration on the spacecraft. The systems are designed to improve secure and continuous communications in the North Polar Region. Additionally, Northrop Grumman was selected to provide critical ground infrastructure for EPS-R.

Payloads: 2

Total Mass: 7,200.0 kg

Highly Elliptical Orbit

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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