The latest Falcon Heavy mission has slipped 24 hours to Sunday, Jan. 15, with a window opening at 5:56 PM EST (22:56 UTC). The flight, designated USSF–67 (United States Space Force 67), will carry two payloads for the Space Force directly into geostationary orbit (GEO) from LC-39A. The Mission See AlsoUSSF-67 UpdatesSpaceX Missions SectionL2 SpaceX SectionClick here to Join L2 For the USSF-67 mission, the primary payload is the Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM 2 (CBAS-2) satellite, while the secondary payload is the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA – 3A (LDPE-3A) platform. CBAS-2 is the second CBAS-series satellite for the US Space Force. The first was launched on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on April 14, 2018, as part of the AFSPC-11 mission. Originally under Air Force jurisdiction, CBAS is now part of the US Space Force following the branch’s formal addition to the US armed services in 2019. Very little is known about CBAS other than its role in augmenting existing military satellite communication capabilities and continuously broadcasting military data through space-based satellite relay links. LDPE-3A render. (Credit: Northrop Grumman) Meanwhile, LDPE-3A is the third and understood to be the last LDPE-style mission, with future flights of similar…
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Falcon Heavy launch of USSF-67 slips to Sunday
