USSF-87

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Geostationary Orbit Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

USSF-87 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-7 and GSSAP-8 directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above the equator. Data from the GSSAP will uniquely contribute to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling space flight safety including satellite collision avoidance.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 22, 2024, 10:17 a.m.

NET early 2025.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 3, 2024, 1:25 a.m.

NET late 2024.


Nosu • Aug. 4, 2024, 8:20 p.m.

Reportedly targeting December


Cosmic_Penguin • June 26, 2024, 4:18 p.m.

NET late 2024.


Vulcan

Family:
Configuration: Vulcan

Vulcan

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
  • Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Vulcan
  • Family
  • Variant
    Vulcan
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Vulcan
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance

(ULA)

CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Successes: 166 Failures: 0 Pending: 43

Agency Type:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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