2024

2024 · SpaceX

USSF-124

successFalcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-124

2 satellites, one by L3Harris and the other by Northrop Grumman, will be launched as the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) mission for the US Missile Defense Agency. These satellites have improved sensitivity to detect and track hypersonic missiles with fainter signatures. 4 SDA Tranche 0 Tracking Layer missile warning satellites by L3Harris will also be on board.

Overview

Date / time
February 14, 2024 at 10:30 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Mission
USSF-124
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit

Payloads deployed · 6