Falcon 9
ASBM
SpaceX

Launch details

Launching company:
Vehicle:
Falcon 9
Launch site:
Vandenberg SFB, SLC-4E (California, United States)
Launch date:
12 August 2024 at 02:02:00 UTC
Status:
Success

Launch description

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the ASBM mission on Monday, August 12, 2024 at 2:02 AM (UTC).

Missions

ASBM:
The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) aims to provide reliable broadband communications in the challenging Arctic region. This mission, a collaboration between Space Norway, the U.S. Space Force, and Northrop Grumman, involves two satellites equipped with multiple payloads for both military and commercial use. Notably, it marks the first time a U.S. military payload, the Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R), is hosted on a non-U.S. satellite. These satellites will operate in a highly elliptical orbit, enabling coverage over the Arctic, an area traditionally underserved by other satellite systems.
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