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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 541Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
USSF-12
Launched
July 1, 2022
Summary
USSF-12 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 1, 2022. It was United Launch Alliance's 152nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,258th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Atlas V 541 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). The tracked orbit of WFOV Testbed, one of 5 catalogued objects, from July 14, 2022, was 36,246 × 36,347 km inclined 0.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- July 1 Live Broadcast: Atlas V USSF-12United Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 541 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 9th Atlas V 541 flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 152nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,258th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
WFOV Testbed · NORAD 52940 · 2022-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- WFOV (USA 332)
- Object ID
- 2022-073A
- Epoch
- 2022-07-14 11:47:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98504542 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00118
- Inclination
- 0.0447°
- Ascending node
- 164.2111°
- Arg. of perigee
- 118.7221°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.0478°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 5 still in orbit
- WFOV Testbed · NORAD 52940 · in orbit
- USSF 12 Ring · NORAD 52941 · in orbit
- USA 337 · NORAD 53521 · in orbit
Centaur AV-094 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Two US national security payloads. The first is the Space Force's Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed satellite, the second is a multi-manifest satellite for the Department of Defense (DoD).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
106th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 4th this year · 849th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success confirmed
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Jay · 7/1/2022 · source
Hold released at L-16 minutes
Jay · 7/1/2022
New T-0 of 23:15:00 UTC
Jay · 7/1/2022
Expected clear time now 22:45 UTC
Jay · 7/1/2022 · source
Awaiting clearance of the anvil cloud rule violation
Jay · 7/1/2022
Webcast live
Jay · 7/1/2022 · source
Weather 50%. Anvil cloud rule remains the primary concern.
Jay · 7/1/2022 · source
Weather 40%
Jay · 7/1/2022 · source
Weather 20%
Jay · 7/1/2022 · source
Questions
When did USSF-12 launch?
USSF-12 launched on July 1, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch USSF-12?
Coverage: July 1 Live Broadcast: Atlas V USSF-12. Watch the replay
What rocket launched USSF-12?
Atlas V 541, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 541 spec sheet
Where did USSF-12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did USSF-12 reach?
The tracked orbit of WFOV Testbed, one of 5 catalogued objects, from July 14, 2022, was 36,246 × 36,347 km inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did USSF-12 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).