United Launch AllianceAtlas V 511Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Atlas V 511 | USSF-8
Launch window
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.January 21, 2022Add to calendar
United Launch Alliance's 149th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,188th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 21, 18:15 – Jan 21, 21:15 UTC
Flight preview
USSF-8
USSF-8 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 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. Unique to this mission is the first and only planned flight of the Atlas V 511 configuration.
Government/Top Secret · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
Booster
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Updates
Launch successful
Jay · 1/22/2022 · source
Updating weather
SwGustav · 1/21/2022 · source
Updating weather
SwGustav · 1/21/2022 · source
T-0 confirmed by ULA
Nosu · 1/20/2022 · source
Weather 70%
Nosu · 1/20/2022 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 1/19/2022 · source
New launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/19/2022 · source
Weather 60%
Nosu · 1/17/2022 · source
Added launch window per marine space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/16/2022 · source
