SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Amos-17
Launched
August 6, 2019
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Amos-17 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 6, 2019. It was SpaceX's 84th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,875th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 8th this year. Booster B1047 flew for the 3rd time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Amos 17, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 35,758 km orbit inclined 26.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Watch now - Falcon 9 | AMOS-17 launch recap!Space Launch Now
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 18th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 8th this yearSpaceX's 84th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,875th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Amos 17 · NORAD 44479 · 2019-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-050A
- Epoch
- 2019-08-07 01:36:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28285181 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7291536
- Inclination
- 26.0797°
- Ascending node
- 139.0077°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.3516°
- Mean anomaly
- 60.6642°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Amos 17 · NORAD 44479 · in orbit
Falcon 9-075 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Amos-17 is a multi-band high-throughput satellite which will operate from 17°E, offering Ka-band, Ku-band, and C-Band services to users in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
100th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 5th this year · 785th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Amos-17 launch?
Amos-17 launched on August 6, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Amos-17?
Coverage: Watch now - Falcon 9 | AMOS-17 launch recap!; AMOS-17 MISSION. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Amos-17?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Amos-17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1047 flew for the 3rd time and was expended.
What orbit did Amos-17 reach?
Amos 17, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 35,758 km orbit inclined 26.1°.
How many satellites did Amos-17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).