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Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)

Launched

August 12, 2024 · 02:02 UTC

Launch Successful
ASBM

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Summary

Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 12, 2024 at 02:02 UTC. It was SpaceX's 391st launch, 80th this year and humanity's 6,736th orbital launch attempt. It was the 306th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 77th this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). ASBM 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 351 × 12,676 km orbit inclined 62.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1061 · flight 22 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 64 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 8-8 · 640 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Milestone
306th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 77th this yearSpaceX's 391st launch80th this yearhumanity's 6,736th orbital launch attempt147th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

62.3°Inclination
351 × 12676 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
242.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
73.6°Ascending node
795 d agoElement epoch2024-08-12 05:55 UTC · stale

ASBM 1 · NORAD 60422 · 2024-143 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-142A
Epoch
2024-08-12 05:55:12 UTC
Mean motion
5.93591303 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.4782772
Inclination
62.3163°
Ascending node
73.5699°
Arg. of perigee
267.7674°
Mean anomaly
290.7936°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Flight timeline

24 steps, T−38 min to T+47 min 38 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M10SMax-Q
  12. T+2M32SMECO
  13. T+2M35SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M43SSES-1
  15. T+3M23SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M22SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M45SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M14SSECO-1
  19. T+8M17SStage 1 Landing Burn
  20. T+8M39SStage 1 Landing
  21. T+36M47SSES-2
  22. T+37M27SSECO-2
  23. T+42M28SPayload Separation
  24. T+47M38SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit

  • ASBM 1 · NORAD 60422 · in orbit
  • ASBM 2 · NORAD 60423 · in orbit

Falcon 9-361 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

ASBM (Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission) 1 & 2 are two twin satellites built by Northrop Grumman for Space Norway, in cooperation with Inmarsat and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. They are designed to bring mobile broadband coverage in the Arctic for both civilians and military. The US Air Force provides the Extremely High Frequency eXtended Data Rate payloads on ASBM satellites as part of the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) program.

Official page: SpaceXOfficial page: Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

154th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 26th this year · 766th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 11, 7:02 PM PDT, in daylight

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

7 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Aug 12, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Both payload have been deployed.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2024 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/12/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/9/2024 · source

  • Added tentative launch date and time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/4/2024 · source

  • Reverting to TBD July pending completion of the investigation into the Starlink Group 9-3 second engine failure

    Nosu · 7/12/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET July 16 UTC per NOTAM B0564/24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/10/2024 · source

  • NET July 14 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/9/2024 · source

  • NET late July.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2024 · source

Questions

When did Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) launch?

Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) launched on August 12, 2024 at 02:02 UTC.

Where can I watch Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)?

Coverage: YouTube; YouTube; YouTube. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Aug 11, 7:02 PM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1061 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) reach?

ASBM 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 351 × 12,676 km orbit inclined 62.3°.

How many satellites did Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).