SpaceX F9 - USSF-62 (WSF-M 1) - LC-39A

[Grendal]

Launch Date: April 11
Launch Window: 8:25am PST (14:25 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida
Core Booster Recovery: RTLS
Booster: B1082.3
Fairings: Reused
Mass: TBD - maybe
Orbit: SSO
Yearly Launch Number: 37

Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force contract awarded in 2022. Mission will launch the first Weather System Follow-on Microwave weather satellite, which will replace the aging Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites.

Weather System Follow-on Microwave - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[MyJoule]

Launched from Vandenberg- Nice view of the booster landing and John was the webcast host, always good to hear him call out a launch

 

[Grendal]

I really missed John Insprucker giving his call outs on IFT-3. So it was good to hear him again.

Some really incredible visuals on this one. Highly recommended to watch this one.