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LDPE 2

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Technology DemonstrationGEOCOSPAR 2022-144ALaunched 11/1/2022
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
USSF-44
Launch Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Launch Date
11/1/2022
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
GEO
Altitude
35,684.5 km
Inclination
3.6 deg
Dry Mass
500 kg
Total Mass
500 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
D
Organizations
Operator
Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Registry
COSPAR ID
2022-144A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1091
Track
Mentions
9
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LDPE-2 launched aboard the USSF-44 mission in November 2022.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Jan 25, 2023Northrop Grumman-built Satellite Successfully Launched to Support US Space Force National Security Mission

Northrop Grumman built LDPE-2, which launched aboard the USSF-44 mission in November 2022.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 17, 2023Northrop Grumman-built LDPE-3A Satellite to Support US Space Force National Security Mission

The Northrop Grumman-built LDPE-2 launched aboard the USSF-44 mission in November 2022.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2Jan 16, 2023UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments

The LDPE-2 spacecraft on USSF-44 consists of an ESPAStar satellite built in Northrop Grumman’s Gilbert, Arizona satellite facility.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 10, 2022Northrop Grumman Supports Successful Launch and Deployment of USSF-44 Mission

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle will deliver LDPE-2 to near-geosynchronous Earth orbit for a one-year mission life.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 10, 2022Northrop Grumman Supports Successful Launch and Deployment of USSF-44 Mission

LDPE-2 was built using a Northrop Grumman ESPAStar bus which serves as a rideshare service for a variety of payloads.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 10, 2022Northrop Grumman Supports Successful Launch and Deployment of USSF-44 Mission

LDPE-2 hosted six payloads designed to demonstrate communications, space weather sensing, and other technologies.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 1, 2022SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first U.S. national security mission

The LDPE-2 is the Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter, a satellite bus manufactured by Northrop Grumman.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 1, 2022SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first U.S. national security mission

Brigadier General Tim Sejba is Space Systems Command’s Program Executive Officer for Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power and supports using the LDPE-2 platform to cost-effectively prototype new elements of future space architectures and provide frequent, low-cost access to orbit for mission partners.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 1, 2022SSC’s USSF-44 payload aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy is successfully launched to orbit