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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E carrying Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) to Elliptical Orbit on 12 Aug 2024, 02:02 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
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About the mission

ASBM (Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission) 1 & 2 are two twin satellites built by Northrop Grumman for Space Norway, in cooperation with Inmarsat and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. They are designed to bring mobile broadband coverage in the Arctic for both civilians and military. The US Air Force provides the Extremely High Frequency eXtended Data Rate payloads on ASBM satellites as part of the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) program.

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