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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)
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Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)

Falcon 9 Block 5

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Historical mission record

This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

ASBM (Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission) 1 & 2 are two twin satellites built by Northrop Grumman for Space Norway, in cooperation with Inmarsat and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. They are designed to bring mobile broadband coverage in the Arctic for both civilians and military. The US Air Force provides the Extremely High Frequency eXtended Data Rate payloads on ASBM satellites as part of the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) program.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Elliptical Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1061 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 22nd flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
537
First flight
2018-05-11
B1061
SpaceX
Core

B1061

Flight 22ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Of Course I Still Love You
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.

Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT

A single scheduled moment. The schedule may change before launch.

Flight timeline

Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.

  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

Show the full sequence (24 events)
  1. T−00:01:00

    Startup

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:10

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:32

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:35

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:43

    SES-1

  9. T+00:03:23

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:22

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:45

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:08:14

    SECO-1

  13. T+00:08:17

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  14. T+00:08:39

    Stage 1 Landing

  15. T+00:36:47

    SES-2

  16. T+00:37:27

    SECO-2

  17. T+00:42:28

    Payload Separation

  18. T+00:47:38

    Payload Separation

Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The mission in perspective

Launch site

DestinationElliptical Orbit

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