10 November | 11:11 UTC

SpaceX USSF-44

First mission to attempt a double droneship landing. First SpaceX mission direct to GEO. USSF-44 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. There will be 2 payloads on board this mission, a larger, unconfirmed satellite and a micro-satellite named TETRA-1. TETRA-1 is the first in a series of prototype GEO satellites being launched by the US Military which will test systems procedures for future satellites.

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Lift off time
November 10, 2023 - 11:11 UTC
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Kennedy Space Center Florida, USA
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Mission
USSF-44
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Launch Provider
SpaceX
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Customer
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Rocket
Falcon Heavy
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First Stage
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Payload
Unknown
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Payload Mass
Unknown
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Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)" } }
Orbit
0 km (0 mi)
Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)
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Fairing Recovery
Yes – GO Ms. Chief and GO Ms. Tree
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Weather
Unknown
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Watch it live
The start time of the stream and the link to the stream are yet to be announced. In the meantime, there will be regular updates on Twitter. Follow FelixSchlang

Falcon 9 B1061 first launched Crew-1 to the ISS in November 2020, the first operational flight of Crew Dragon. Following landing on drone ship following the Crew-1 flight, this first stage went on to complete additional missions.

It became the first booster to fly crew twice as well as the first reused booster to fly crew as a part of the Crew-2 mission.

Booster 1061's Missions
Launch Date (UTC)
Turn Around Time
May 08, 2022 - 00:00
8 days
April 29, 2022 - 21:27
3 days
April 25, 2022 - 23:59
367 days
April 23, 2021 - 09:49
158 days
November 16, 2020 - 00:27
N/A