Atlas V 511
SuccessUSSF-8 · United Launch Alliance
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Jan 21, 2022, 19:00 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Jan 21, 2022, 18:15 UTC – Friday, Jan 21, 2022, 21:15 UTC
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
USSF-8
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
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.
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