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Arctic Communications Satellites Launch from Vandenberg

Frank Wolfe

Monday, August 12th, 2024

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Arctic Communications Satellites Launch from Vandenberg

The ASBM mission launched on Aug. 11 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (SpaceX Photo)

The Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) launched Aug. 11 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) said. ASBM carries two Northrop Grumman [NOC] satellites for broadband commercial and military communications over the North Pole. Each satellite has the Northrop Grumman Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) payload for the Space Force, a Ka-band payload for Viasat [VSAT], and an X-band payload for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense.…

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