NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Transport & Tracking Layer (Tranche 0, Flight 1)

Launch Time
Sun Apr 02, 2023 14:29 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 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

Vehicles

Landing Zone 4

B1075

Flight #2
73 day turnaround
194th Falcon recovery attempt
182nd successful Falcon recovery
109th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Mission Details

Transport Tranche 0

Transport Tranche 0 is an interoperable mesh network of tens of satellites for the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Development Agency (SDA) to provide periodic low-latency and high-capacity data connectivity between on orbit satellites and forces on the ground.

The 8 satellites on this launch are built by York Space Systems.

Payloads: 8
Polar Orbit

Tracking Tranche 0

Tracking Tranche 0 consists of interconnected satellites for the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Development Agency (SDA) with cross-links and wide field of view infrared sensors for missile warning and tracking.

The 2 satellites on this launch are built by SpaceX.

Payloads: 2
Polar Orbit

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

2023

55th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

226th mission
22nd mission of 2023
220th successful mission
192nd consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

216th mission
21st mission of 2023
213th successful mission
187th consecutive successful mission