Alpine is a Millennium Space Systems program to demonstrate GEO small satellite designs and leverage commercial GEO communications.
The satellite was launched together with another payloads in late 2022 on the USSF-44 (formerly known as AFSPC-44) mission on a SpaceX Falcon-Heavy (Block 5) rocket to be deployed from the LDPE 2 satellite.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Millennium Space Systems |
| Contractors: | Millennium Space Systems |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Alpine (USA 341 ?) | 2022-144F ? | 01.11.2022 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)(px) | with Shepherd Demonstration, LDPE 2, Tetra 1, LINUSS 1, 2, USA 344 |
