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USA-339
Spacecraft properties
USSF-44 (USA-339)'s mission patch
Names	USA-339 Shepard Demonstration USSF-44 AFSPC-44

Mission type	Technology demonstration
Operator	United States Space Force
COSPAR ID	2022-144B


Power	Deployable solar array, batteries^[1]


Start of mission
Launch date	November 1, 2022, 13:41 UTC^[2]
Rocket	SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-44
Launch site	Launch Pad 39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States
Contractor	SpaceX


Orbital parameters
Regime	Geostationary^[3]
Altitude	At least 20,000 mi (32,000 km)^[4]

USA-339, also known as the Shepard Demonstration, USSF-44, and AFSPC-44, is a satellite owned by the United States Space Force (USSF). It was built to conduct technological experiments to mature technologies and accelerate risk reduction.^[1] The USSF has published little information about USA-339.^[4]

USA-339 was launched on November 1, 2022, at 9:41 EST on board the rocket Falcon Heavy USSF-44 anlong with the LDPE 2, Tetra 1, Alpine, and LINUSS 1 and 2 satellites.^[1]^[5] The Falcon Heavy USSF-44 launch was the first National Security Space Launch on a Falcon Heavy rocket, and was also the first launch of a Falcon Heavy since June 2019.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Krebs, Gunter D. (2023), Shepard Demonstration, Gunter Space Page, retrieved January 16, 2024
^ H., Lukas C. (2023), SpaceX Falcon Heavy : USSF-44 : KSC LC-39A: 1 Nov 2022 (13:41 UTC), NASA Spaceflight, retrieved January 15, 2024
^ ^a ^b Sodders, Lisa (2022), Successful USSF-44 Launch ‘Sign of What’s to Come’, United States Space Force, retrieved January 15, 2024
^ ^a ^b Clark, Stephen (2022), Falcon Heavy rocket on the launch pad for one of SpaceX’s most complex missions, Spaceflight Now, retrieved January 16, 2024
^ Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (2022), LAUNCH DETAILS SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-44, Delaware North, retrieved January 16, 2024

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January	Starlink G4-5 (49 satellites) ION-SCV 004 (LabSat, STORK-1, STORK-2, SW1FT), Capella 7, Capella 8, ICEYE X14, ICEYE X16, USA-320, USA-321, USA-322, USA-323, DEWA SAT-1, Flock 4x × 44, Kepler × 4, Lemur-2 × 5, Nepal PQ-1 Lemur-2 Krywe, STORK-3, TechEdSat-13, Unicorn-1, Unicorn-2 × 4 Shiyan 13 Starlink G4-6 (49 satellites) USA-324 / GSSAP-5, USA-325 / GSSAP-6 CSG-2
February	USA-326 Starlink G4-7 (49 satellites) Kosmos 2553 / Neitron №1 OneWeb L13 (34 satellites) EOS-04 / RISAT-1A Progress MS-19 Cygnus NG-17 (KITSUNE) Starlink G4-8 (46 satellites) Starlink G4-11 (50 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 9, Jilin-1 Mofang-02A 01
March	GOES-18 / GOES-T Starlink G4-9 (47 satellites) Noor 2 Starlink G4-10 (48 satellites) SpaceBEE × 16, SpaceBEE NZ × 4 Yaogan 34-02 Soyuz MS-21 Starlink G4-12 (53 satellites) Meridian-M 10
April	ION-SCV 005 (KSF2 × 4), EnMAP, Lynk Tower 01, MP42 / Tiger-3, ÑuSat × 5, SpaceBEE × 12 Gaofen 3-03 Kosmos 2554 / Lotos-S1 №5 Axiom Mission 1 ChinaSat 6D USA-327 / NOSS-3 9A, NOSS-3 9B Starlink G4-14 (53 satellites) SpaceX Crew-4 Kosmos 2555 / EO MKA №2 Starlink G4-16 (53 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 4, Jilin-1 Gaofen-04A
May	SpaceBEE × 16, SpaceBEE NZ × 8, Unicorn-2F Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01C, Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 7 Starlink G4-17 (53 satellites) Tianzhou 4 Jilin-1 Mofang-01A† Starlink G4-13 (53 satellites) Starlink G4-15 (53 satellites) Starlink G4-18 (53 satellites) Kosmos 2556 / Bars-M 3L Boe OFT-2 ION-SCV 006 (SBUDNIC), SHERPA AC1, Vigoride-3, ICEYE × 5, ÑuSat × 4, Lemur-2 × 5, Platform 1, PTD-3
June	Progress MS-20 Shenzhou 14 TROPICS 02†, TROPICS 04† Starlink G4-19 (53 satellites) CMS-02 or GSAT-24 Yaogan 35-02 (3 satellites) CAPSTONE
July	USA-337 Kosmos 2557 / GLONASS-K 16L Starlink G4-21 (53 satellites) Starlink G3-1 (46 satellites) Tianlian II-03 SpaceX CRS-25 (TUMnanoSAT) Starlink G4-22 (53 satellites) Starlink G3-2 (46 satellites) Wentian Starlink G4-25 (53 satellites) Yaogan 35-03 (3 satellites)
August	Kosmos 2558 / Nivelir №3 USA-335 / RASR-4 USA-336 / SBIRS GEO-6 Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft Danuri EOS-02 / Microsat-2A†, AzaadiSAT† Starlink G4-26 (52 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 10, Jilin-1 Hongwai-01A × 6 Starlink G3-3 (46 satellites) Yaogan 35-04 (3 satellites) Starlink G4-27 (53 satellites) Starlink G4-23 (54 satellites) Starlink G3-4 (46 satellites)
September	Yaogan 33-02 Starlink G4-20 (51 satellites) Yaogan 35-05 (3 satellites) Eutelsat Konnect VHTS Starlink G4-2 (34 satellites) ChinaSat 1E Starlink G4-34 (54 satellites) Soyuz MS-22 KH-11 19/NROL-91 Shiyan 14, Shiyan 15 Starlink G4-35 (52 satellites) Yaogan 36-01 (3 satellites) Shiyan 16A, Shiyan 16B, Shiyan 17
October	TechEdSat-15 SES-20, SES-21 SpaceX Crew-5 Starlink G4-29 (52 satellites) Galaxy 33, Galaxy 34 GLONASS-K 17L RAISE-3†, KOSEN-2†, MAGNARO†, MITSUBA†, WASEDA-SAT-ZERO† Huanjing 2E Yaogan 36-02 (3 satellites) Hotbird 13F Starlink G4-36 (54 satellites) OneWeb L14 (36 satellites) Gonets-M × 3 Progress MS-21 Starlink G4-31 (53 satellites) Shiyan 20C Mengtian
November	LDPE-2, USA-339 / Shepherd Demonstration, USA-340, USA-341, USA-344 / USUVL Kosmos 2563 / EKS-6 Hotbird 13G MATS ChinaSat 19 Cygnus NG-18 (SpaceTuna1) NOAA-21, LOFTID Yunhai-3 01 Tianzhou 5 Galaxy 31, Galaxy 32 Yaogan 34-03 Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 5 Artemis 1 (ArgoMoon, BioSentinel, CuSP, EQUULEUS, LunaH-Map, Lunar IceCube, LunIR, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, OMOTENASHI, Team Miles) Eutelsat 10B EOS-06 / Oceansat-3, Astrocast × 4 SpaceX CRS-26 Yaogan 36-03 (3 satellites) Kosmos 2564 / GLONASS-M 761 Shenzhou 15 Kosmos 2565 / Lotos-S1 №6 (Kosmos 2566) Oceansat-3
December	Gaofen 5-01A OneWeb L15 (40 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 7, Jilin-1 Pingtai-01A 01 Hakuto-R Mission 1 (Rashid), Lunar Flashlight Shiyan 20A, Shiyan 20B Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 Yaogan 36-04 (3 satellites) Shiyan 21 SWOT O3b mPOWER 1, O3b mPOWER 2 Starlink G4-37 (54 satellites) Pléiades Neo 5†, Pléiades Neo 6† Gaofen 11-04 Starlink G5-1 (54 satellites) Shiyan 10-02 EROS-C3
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