USSF-87
The mission
USSF-87 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-7 and GSSAP-8 directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above the equator. Data from the GSSAP will uniquely contribute to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling space flight safety including satellite collision avoidance.
Mission timeline
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.583°N
- Longitude
- 80.583°W
Can I see this?
Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
- Primary concern
- Cumulus Cloud Rule
- Rule count
- 1
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
08:30 AM UTC – 10:30 AM UTC
Vehicle & provider
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.