U.S. Space Force Preps Upcoming Rocket Launch

Friday, June 10, 2022 at 04:30 PM ET

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USSF-12 consists of SSC's Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed and the Space Test Program’s (STP) USSF-12 Ring "rideshare spacecraft." [Courtesy: U.S. Space Force]

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The U.S. Space Force's USSF-12 mission is set to launch on June 29 from Cape Canaveral via a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, deploying two payloads into geosynchronous orbit.
The primary payload is the Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed, an Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) demonstration focused on advanced missile warning, tracking, and defense capabilities against emerging threats.
The mission also includes the Space Test Program’s (STP) USSF-12 Ring, a rideshare spacecraft designed to validate the ability to host multiple auxiliary payloads on a single structure.

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U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space System Command (SSC) will soon launch two payloads into geosynchronous orbit via a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 rocket for a mission it says will demonstrate the performance of an infrared sensor, conduct a variety of experiments, and validate the ability to host multiple missions on one structure.

The launch is set to take place June 29 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.