USA-339
 USSF-44 (USA-339)'s mission patch | |
| Names | USA-339 Shepard Demonstration USSF-44 AFSPC-44 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
| Operator | United States Space Force |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-144B |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Power | Deployable solar array, batteries[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 1, 2022, 13:41 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-44 |
| Launch site | Launch Pad 39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Geostationary[3] |
| Altitude | At least 20,000 mi (32,000 km)[4] |
USA-339, also known as the Shepard Demonstration, USSF-44, and AFSPC-44, is a satellite owned by the United States Space Force (USSF). It was built to conduct technological experiments to mature technologies and accelerate risk reduction.[1] The USSF has published little information about USA-339.[4]
USA-339 was launched on November 1, 2022, at 9:41 EST on board the rocket Falcon Heavy USSF-44 anlong with the LDPE 2, Tetra 1, Alpine, and LINUSS 1 and 2 satellites.[1][5] The Falcon Heavy USSF-44 launch was the first National Security Space Launch on a Falcon Heavy rocket, and was also the first launch of a Falcon Heavy since June 2019.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter D. (2023), Shepard Demonstration, Gunter Space Page, retrieved January 16, 2024
- ^ H., Lukas C. (2023), SpaceX Falcon Heavy : USSF-44 : KSC LC-39A: 1 Nov 2022 (13:41 UTC), NASA Spaceflight, retrieved January 15, 2024
- ^ a b Sodders, Lisa (2022), Successful USSF-44 Launch 'Sign of What's to Come', United States Space Force, retrieved January 15, 2024
- ^ a b Clark, Stephen (2022), Falcon Heavy rocket on the launch pad for one of SpaceX's most complex missions, Spaceflight Now, retrieved January 16, 2024
- ^ Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (2022), LAUNCH DETAILS SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-44, Delaware North, retrieved January 16, 2024