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 by Joe Fisher Washington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2023
SpaceX launched its fifth Falcon Heavy rocket mission, USSF-67, on Sunday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The rocket made liftoff at 5:56 p.m. EST, with 5 million pounds of thrust. The payload included two military satellite systems: the Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM and Long Duration Propulsive ESPA. The first system is a geostationary relay satellite which enhances communication abilities to support U.S. security leaders. The second provides data to the U.S. Space Force and carries and directs smaller payloads for the program. The payloads also include prototype systems used for secure space-to-ground communication. Sunday's Falcon Heavy launch was the second in the last three months following a three-year gap between the third and fourth missions. "This is a complex mission and truly represents what Assured Access to Space is about and is why we're so enthusiastic about this upcoming launch...our second Falcon Heavy in just months," Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, program executive officer for Assured Access to Space, said according to SatNews. On Nov. 1, a rocket was launched for the USSF-44 mission, deploying two spacecrafts into orbit: the TETRA 1 microsatellite developed by Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems for the U.S. military. Four more Falcon Heavy launches are planned for this year.
OneWeb confirms successful deployment of 40 satellites Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 11, 2023 OneWeb has confirmed the successful deployment of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This launch is OneWeb's 16th to-date, with only two more launches remaining to complete its first-generation constellation enabling global connectivity in 2023. Lift-off took place on Sunday, 9 January 2023 at 11:50 p.m. ET (local). OneWeb's satellites separated successfully from the rocket and were dispensed in three phases over a period of 1 hour and 35 minutes, with signal ... read more
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