Lift Off Time |
April 11, 2024 – 14:25 UTC April 11, 2024 – 07:25 PDT |
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Mission Name |
USSF-62 (WSF-M 1) |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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USSF |
Rocket |
Falcon 9; B1082-3; 55.7-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA |
Payload mass |
1,200 kg (2,650 lb) |
Where are the satellites going? |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
Where will the first stage land? |
B1082 will be recovered on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) |
Will they be attempting to recover the fairings? |
The fairing halves will be recovered from the water by GO Beyond |
How’s the weather looking? |
Space Launch Delta 30 does not release public weather forecasts |
This will be the |
– 323rd Falcon 9 mission – 252nd Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster – 266th reflight of a booster – 35th reflight of a booster in 2024 – 296th booster landing – 222nd consecutive booster landing – 38th SpaceX launch of 2024 – 73rd SpaceX launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East |
Where to watch |
Official coverage |
What Does This Mean?
SpaceX is set to launch the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave satellite to Sun-synchronous orbit for the Department of Defense on the USSF-62 mission. The mission will lift off from Space Launch Complex 4 East, at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California. Following launch, the booster will attempt landing on SpaceX’s landing pad Landing Zone 4.
How Did It Go?
This mission was fully successful; the payload was deployed into the correct orbit and the booster successfully was recovered.
