Falcon 9 Block 5 | Eutelsat 36D
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Eutelsat 36D
Eutelsat 36D is a planned new generation multi-mission geostationary telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat, replacing and enhance capacity at 36° East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over Africa, Russia, and Europe. It is based on the Airbus Eurostar-Neo platform, with electric power generation capability of 18 kW, EOR (Electric Orbit Raising) capability, and a launch mass of 5 tons. With 70 Ku-band transponders over five downlink beams and a steerable antenna, Eutelsat 36D provides flexibility and performance optimisation to deliver service in Africa, Russia and Europe for an operational lifetime of more than 15 years.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8300 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7607 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 549 Tonnes
Launch Success 342
Consecutive Success 45
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1076
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 18
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location JRTI
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-31T03:31:35+0000
Launch success and satellite now in operation.
hitura-nobad
2024-03-30T21:52:26+0000
Liftoff
LL2
2024-03-30T21:32:57+0000
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2
2024-03-30T20:54:19+0000
Unofficial Webcast by Spaceflight Now has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-30T01:09:38+0000
GO for launch.
hitura-nobad
2024-03-29T16:48:24+0000
Weather >95% GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-26T17:03:08+0000
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-25T12:52:31+0000
Updated launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Nosu
2024-03-24T08:43:57+0000
Updating pad and approximate window
Nosu
2024-03-24T08:40:54+0000
Updating pad and approximate window
Nosu
2024-03-21T17:46:32+0000
Adding approximate launch time on March 30
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-19T18:14:47+0000
NET March 29.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-04T01:48:57+0000
Updated launch pad.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-24T07:45:30+0000
Added launch.
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