USSF-8 (GSSAP 5 & 6)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

19:00:00

Friday January 21, 2022

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Launch Notes

First and only flight of Atlas V 511.

USSF-8 (GSSAP 5 & 6)

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Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites are a space-based capability operating in the near-geosynchronous orbit regime supporting U.S. Space Command space surveillance operations as a dedicated Space Surveillance Network (SSN) sensor.

Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Operator: United States Space Force

Geostationary Earth Orbit

2 Payloads

Rocket

Retired
Atlas V 511

Active in 2022

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Agency

ULA

Price

$130.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.81m

Height: 62.2m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 11,000 kg

GTO: 5,250 kg

Liftoff Thrust

5,489 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 26.5m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

1

Launch Site

SLC-41

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V


91st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2022

United Launch Alliance


148th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2022

2022


6th

Orbital launch attempt