Status
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)
The ASBM satellites will carry multiple hosted payloads including an X-Band payload for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and a Ka-Band payload for Inmarsat. Northrop Grumman announced last year that it will also provide two Extremely High-Frequency eXtended Data Rate (EHF XDR) payloads for the Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) to the U.S. Air Force for integration on the spacecraft. The systems are designed to improve secure and continuous communications in the North Polar Region. Additionally, Northrop Grumman was selected to provide critical ground infrastructure for EPS-R.
Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 7,200.0 kg
Molniya Orbit
Location
SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
2024
146th orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
378th mission
78th mission of 2024
371st successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission
Falcon 9
363rd mission
77th mission of 2024
359th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission