Status
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
USSF-124
USSF-124 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It consists of 2 satellites, one by L3Harris and the other by Northrop Grumman, to be launched as the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) mission for the US Missile Defense Agency. These satellites have improved sensitivity to detect and track hypersonic missiles with fainter signatures.
Payloads: 2
Low Earth Orbit
SDA Tranche 0 Tracking Layer satellites
Four SDA Tranche 0 Tracking Layer missile warning satellites by L3Harris will be launched on USSF-124. These were scheduled to launch on SDA Tranche 0B but were taken off the manifest due to production delays.
Payloads: 4
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2024
28th orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
313th mission
13th mission of 2024
307th successful mission
279th consecutive successful mission
Falcon 9
299th mission
13th mission of 2024
296th successful mission
270th consecutive successful mission