Falcon Heavy | EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3
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.
EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3
Geostationary communications satellite built by Maxar Technologies for EchoStar. With a capacity of 500 Gbps, its purpose is to relieve broadband capacity constraints in the Americas.
Falcon Heavy
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 26700 kg
Liftoff Thrust 22819 kN
Diameter 12.20 Meters
Mass To LEO 63800 kg
Liftoff Mass 1400 Tonnes
Launch Success 11
Consecutive Success 11
Maiden Flight 2018-02-06
Launch Failures 0
Core
Serial B1074
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
Landing Attempt No
Landing Success Unknown
Type EXP
Location ATL
Strap-On Booster
Serial B1065
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 6
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type RTLS
Location LZ-2
Strap-On Booster
Serial B1064
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 6
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type RTLS
Location LZ-1
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-29T07:55:54+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-29T03:04:22+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2023-07-29T02:44:52+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-28T00:45:36+0000
Fixed launch window.
Jay
2023-07-27T20:29:32+0000
Delayed per FAA advisory
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-27T03:18:04+0000
Confirmed next attempt on July 27 LT.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-27T03:08:37+0000
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-27T03:04:02+0000
Hold.
LL2
2023-07-27T02:44:49+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-25T02:18:10+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-24T16:45:35+0000
Updated launch window and weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-24T02:25:46+0000
Weather 80% GO.
Nosu
2023-07-20T07:30:18+0000
Setting T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-20T03:59:45+0000
NET July 27 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-19T14:01:12+0000
NET July 23/24 per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-17T11:55:33+0000
Revert to NET July TBD.
Nosu
2023-07-02T18:33:42+0000
Adding T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-06-23T04:44:30+0000
Moved up to NET July 2023.
Nosu
2023-05-05T19:34:22+0000
NET August
Nosu
2023-05-02T14:59:43+0000
NET July 18
Nosu
2022-10-04T07:10:23+0000
H1 2023
Nosu
2022-05-16T18:03:19+0000
Adding launch NET Q1 2023
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