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ASBM

completedLaunch 2024-143
Launched 8/12/2024LEOService CSat MOL O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
ASBM 1
active
Communications
HEO
ASBM 2
active
CommunicationsHEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
8/12/2024
Launch ID
2024-143
Launch Profile
Sat MOL O
Service Type
C
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
SpaceX
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Site
South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CaliforniaUS
Payload Summary
Payload Count
2
Payload Status
active 2
Payload Mission Types
Communications 2
Track
Mentions
44
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The planned ASBM elliptical orbit will enable more direct coverage of Arctic latitudes compared to geosynchronous satellites that orbit at the equator approximately 36,0 m above Earth.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Apr 10, 2019Space Norway in final procurement for two highly elliptical orbit satellites

The Norwegian Ministry of Defence does not plan to provide ASBM capacity as part of the European Union's Govsatcom initiative.

PlanValue 3.5Apr 10, 2019Space Norway in final procurement for two highly elliptical orbit satellites

The ASBM satellites are planned to have elliptical orbits with an apogee of about 43,500 km, a perigee of roughly 8,100 km, and an inclination of 63.4 degrees.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.6Apr 10, 2019Space Norway in final procurement for two highly elliptical orbit satellites

The Norwegian Ministry of Defence may purchase commercial Ka-band capacity from Space Norway for military use in addition to the X-band payload the MoD will have on the ASBM satellites.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 10, 2019Space Norway in final procurement for two highly elliptical orbit satellites
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