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SpaceXFalcon HeavyLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
USSF-67
Launched
January 15, 2023
Summary
USSF-67 launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on January 15, 2023. It was SpaceX's 216th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,378th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Falcon Heavy flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1064 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 2. Booster B1065 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. Booster B1070 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of CBAS 2, one of 5 catalogued objects, from January 18, 2023, was 35,255 × 35,273 km inclined 0.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- USSF-67 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon Heavy · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1064 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 2 · landed17/17 landed here · 75 days after its previous flight, USSF-44 · 15 km downrange
- B1065 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 75 days after its previous flight, USSF-44 · 15 km downrange
- B1070 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Falcon Heavy flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 216th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,378th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
CBAS 2 · NORAD 55263 · 2023-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- USA 342
- Object ID
- 2023-008A
- Epoch
- 2023-01-18 21:30:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.02191985 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002091
- Inclination
- 0.0479°
- Ascending node
- 9.7016°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.8278°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.1426°
- 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: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; 5 still in orbit
- CBAS 2 · NORAD 55263 · in orbit
- LDPE 3A · NORAD 55264 · in orbit
Falcon Heavy-005 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
USSF-67 is a mission for the United States Space Force with two satellites, including the LDPE-3A rapid prototype platform hosting 5 USSF payloads.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
156th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 214th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 1/15/2023 · source
Coverage live
SwGustav · 1/15/2023 · source
One day slip
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/14/2023 · source
Updating launch window
Nosu · 1/13/2023 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 1/11/2023 · source
Targeting NET January 14
Nosu · 1/10/2023 · source
One day slip.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2023 · source
Updating window start
Nosu · 1/6/2023 · source
Setting TBC
Nosu · 1/3/2023 · source
Questions
When did USSF-67 launch?
USSF-67 launched on January 15, 2023. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch USSF-67?
Coverage: USSF-67 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched USSF-67?
Falcon Heavy, flown by SpaceX. Falcon Heavy spec sheet
Where did USSF-67 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1064 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 2. Booster B1065 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. Booster B1070 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did USSF-67 reach?
The tracked orbit of CBAS 2, one of 5 catalogued objects, from January 18, 2023, was 35,255 × 35,273 km inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did USSF-67 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).