SpaceX - Falcon 9 / SDA Tranche 0 Mission patch.
April 2, 2023
Falcon 9 carrying Tranche 0 liftoff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Tranche 0 mission for the Space Development Agency (SDA), from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 2 April 2023, at 14:29 UTC (07:29 PDT).
Falcon 9 launches Tranche 0 and Falcon 9 first stage landing
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1075) previously supported one Starlink mission.
Tranche 0 satellites
According to SDA, “Tranche 0 will comprise 28 satellites: 20 in the Transport Layer for communications and data; and eight in the missile warning/tracking Tracking Layer”.
Related links:
Space Development Agency (SDA): https://www.sda.mil/
SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/SDA/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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