Falcon 9 • ASBM

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, consisting of two satellites owned by Space Norway. The Falcon 9 launched the two Northrop Grumman-built satellites into a highly elliptical orbit that lingers over the Arctic region. The satellites carry communications payloads for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Space Force, and Inmarsat. About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, B1061, landed on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’