https://breakingdefense.com/2022/07/experimental-missile-warning-satellite-will-test-tech-for-space-force-use-in-multiple-orbits/ [July 1]Experimental missile warning satellite will test tech for Space Force use in multiple orbits
[WFOV] was originally set for launch in August 2021, and was again delayed this spring for unspecified reasons. (The satellite itself was cleared for shipping to the Space Force in June 2020.)<snip>The overall cost of the USSF-12 mission is approximately $1.1 billion, an SSC spokesperson said, but for proprietary reasons wasn’t able to provide a breakdown between the two payloads.
New interesting secret viewing spot. Crank up the volume and don’t tell Pad Safety! #USSF12
https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1544702984881332224Quote New interesting secret viewing spot. Crank up the volume and don’t tell Pad Safety! #USSF12
Double bullseyes on a set of very complex, high energy, orbital insertions. #AtlasV #USSF12. For your viewing pleasure…
Is the inertial navigation system at all a factor in orbital accuracy? Or is this almost entirely driven by variation in the thrust-cutoff transients?
52940 WFOV (USA 332) 2022-073A PAYLOAD US 2022-07-01 AFETR52941 USA 333 2022-073B PAYLOAD US 52942 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2022-073C ROCKET BODY 52943 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB 2022-073D DEBRIS US
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1561108121665380353QuoteJonathan McDowell @planet4589Space-Track has cataloged USA 337, a new payload (presumably 100 kg ESPASat class) ejected from the USSF 12 Ring spacecraft launched on Jul 1 to near-synchronous orbit. However, the orbital elements are currently secret. Catalog is 53521 (2022-073E). [Aug 20]
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589Space-Track has cataloged USA 337, a new payload (presumably 100 kg ESPASat class) ejected from the USSF 12 Ring spacecraft launched on Jul 1 to near-synchronous orbit. However, the orbital elements are currently secret. Catalog is 53521 (2022-073E). [Aug 20]
US Space Force Col. Heather Bogstie discusses missile warning and tracking.