Falcon 9 B5 • USSF-317

Falcon 9 B5 • USSF-317

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the USSF-317 mission (previously designated R-6) for the U.S. Space Force. Payload is probably a stack of 23 Starshield satellites. The mission likely is the 8th of 18 for the USSF's Space Based Sensing and Targeting (SBST) portfolio, which includes the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone and the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) program. The Falcon 9 booster is B1100.11 for this flight. Webcast:  https://www.spacex.com/launches/ussf317 https://spaceflightnow.com/

📍 Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4, Lompoc, Kalifornien 93436, USA

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