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SpaceX - Falcon Heavy launches USSF-67

 







SpaceX - Falcon Heavy / USSF-67 Mission patch.


Jan 15, 2023

Falcon Heavy carrying USSF-67 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the USSF-67 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 15 January 2023, at 22:56 UTC (17:56 EST).

Falcon Heavy launches USSF-67 and Falcon Heavy boosters landing

Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters (B1064 and B1065) landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Falcon Heavy boosters landed

Due to mission requirements, Falcon Heavy’s center core (B1070) was not planned to be recovered. As secondary payload, Falcon Heavy launched the Northrop Grumman-built LDPE-3A.

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SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/
 
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