USA-339

USA-339, also known as the Shepard Demonstration, USSF-44, and AFSPC-44, is a satellite owned by the United States Space Force (USSF). It was built to conduct technological experiments to mature technologies and accelerate risk reduction.[1] The USSF has published little information about USA-339.[4]

USA-339
USSF-44 (USA-339)'s mission patch
NamesUSA-339
Shepard Demonstration
USSF-44
AFSPC-44
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorUnited States Space Force
COSPAR ID2022-144B
Spacecraft properties
PowerDeployable solar array, batteries[1]
Start of mission
Launch dateNovember 1, 2022, 13:41 UTC[2]
RocketSpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-44
Launch siteLaunch Pad 39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
RegimeGeostationary[3]
AltitudeAt least 20,000 mi (32,000 km)[4]
 

USA-339 was launched on November 1, 2022, at 9:41 EST on board the rocket Falcon Heavy USSF-44 anlong with the LDPE 2, Tetra 1, Alpine, and LINUSS 1 and 2 satellites.[1][5] The Falcon Heavy USSF-44 launch was the first National Security Space Launch on a Falcon Heavy rocket, and was also the first launch of a Falcon Heavy since June 2019.[3]

References
  1. Krebs, Gunter D. (2023), Shepard Demonstration, Gunter Space Page, retrieved January 16, 2024
  2. H., Lukas C. (2023), SpaceX Falcon Heavy : USSF-44 : KSC LC-39A: 1 Nov 2022 (13:41 UTC), NASA Spaceflight, retrieved January 15, 2024
  3. Sodders, Lisa (2022), Successful USSF-44 Launch ‘Sign of What’s to Come’, United States Space Force, retrieved January 15, 2024
  4. Clark, Stephen (2022), Falcon Heavy rocket on the launch pad for one of SpaceX’s most complex missions, Spaceflight Now, retrieved January 16, 2024
  5. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (2022), LAUNCH DETAILS SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-44, Delaware North, retrieved January 16, 2024


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