Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, 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.
Thuraya 4-NGS
Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being built by Airbus Defense and Space for the UAE based Yahsat. Based on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar-Neo Platform, Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a large 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing providing advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.
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 363
Consecutive Success 66
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 1
Core
Serial B1073
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 20
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location ASOG
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-04T05:26:00+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-04T02:03:00+0000
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-04T01:27:00+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2025-01-04T01:10:00+0000
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-02T19:27:00+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-02T15:23:00+0000
Updating launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-02T15:19:00+0000
NET January 4 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-01-01T13:14:00+0000
Delayed to NET January 3 UTC.
hitura-nobad
2024-12-31T15:31:00+0000
Weather is >95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-28T15:54:00+0000
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-23T16:02:00+0000
Delayed to NET January 2.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-17T15:38:00+0000
NET December 27.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-17T00:07:00+0000
NET December 23 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-11T18:09:00+0000
NET December 21 UTC (launch window per https://www.cadenaois.org/vpublic_anspdetail.jsp?view=15#).
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-12-10T03:40:00+0000
Targeting NET December 18 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-10-02T02:56:00+0000
NET November.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-03-05T12:32:47+0000
NET 2H 2024
Nosu
2023-07-03T19:35:27+0000
NET H1 2024
Nosu
2022-11-07T08:44:46+0000
NET 2024
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