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Space Force’s National Security Launch Mission USSF-67 Lifts Off Aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy

Space Force’s National Security Launch Mission USSF-67 Lifts Off Aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy - top government contractors - best government contracting event

A National Security Space Launch mission, called U.S. Space Force-67, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket took off Sunday from a launch complex at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to field two satellites into orbit.

The USSF-67 mission includes the Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM 2 satellite from Space Systems Command and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA-3A spacecraft, SSC said.

The CBAS-2 satellite is headed for the geosynchronous orbit to provide military satellite communication capabilities for combatant commanders and senior leaders.

LDPE-3A includes the catcher and WASSAT payloads from SSC and three Space Rapid Capabilities Office payloads meant to improve situational awareness and provide space-to-ground communications capability.

USSF-67 is the second NSSL mission performed using Falcon Heavy and the first SpaceX mission ordered under the service branch’s NSSL Phase 2 contract awarded in 2020.

In November, SpaceX first used its Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the USSF-44 mission.

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Written by Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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