Mission Overview
ASBM (Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission) 1 & 2 are two twin satellites built by Northrop Grumman for Space Norway, in cooperation with Inmarsat and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. They are designed to bring mobile broadband coverage in the Arctic for both civilians and military. The US Air Force provides the Extremely High Frequency eXtended Data Rate payloads on ASBM satellites as part of the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) program.
Payloads
1
Type
Communications
Vehicle
Falcon 9
Window
02:02 AM UTC – 02:02 AM UTC
Related Missions
Rocket
SP
SpaceX
Launch Site
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA