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Alpine is a Millennium Space Systems program to demonstrate GEO small satellite designs and leverage commercial GEO communications.
The satellite was launched together with another payloads in late 2022 on the USSF-44 (formerly known as AFSPC-44) mission on a SpaceX Falcon-Heavy (Block 5) rocket to be deployed from the LDPE 2 satellite.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Millennium Space Systems |
| Contractors: | Millennium Space Systems |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Alpine (USA 341 ?) | 2022-144F ? | 01.11.2022 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)(px) | with Shepherd Demonstration (USA 339, USSF 44), LDPE 2, Tetra 1, Alpine, LINUSS 1, 2, USA 344, USA 399, USA 546, USA 547, USA 548, USA 551, USA 552, USA 553, USA 556, USA 557 |
Launch Sites:
- CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- Space Systems Command: Successful USSF-44 Launch Sign of Whats to Come, 6 December 2022
