CBAS 2

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2023-008ALaunched 1/15/2023

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: USSF-67
Launch Vehicle: Falcon Heavy
Launch Date: 1/15/2023

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,785.5 km
Inclination: 0.03 deg
Dry Mass: 2,800 kg
Total Mass: 3,200 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Space Systems Command
Manufacturer: Unknown USA

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2023-008A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1110

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

SSC’s Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM CBAS-2 spacecraft is destined for geostationary orbit to provide communications relay capabilities in support of senior leaders and combatant commanders.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 16, 2023UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments

Space Systems Command describes CBAS-2 as a military communications satellite that provides communications relay capabilities to support senior leaders and combatant commanders by augmenting existing military satellite communications capabilities.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jan 8, 2023SpaceX gearing up for Falcon Heavy’s second national security launch