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SpaceXFalcon HeavyLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Arabsat-6A
Launched
April 11, 2019
Summary
Arabsat-6A launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 11, 2019. It was SpaceX's 77th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,844th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Falcon Heavy flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1053 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 2. Booster B1055 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. Booster B1052 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO). Arabsat 6A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 328 × 89,815 km orbit inclined 23.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Arabsat-6A MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon Heavy · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1053 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 2 · landed17/17 landed here · 15 km downrange
- B1055 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here
- B1052 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Falcon Heavy flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 77th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,844th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Arabsat 6A · NORAD 44186 · 2019-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-021A
- Epoch
- 2019-04-12 00:41:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.74408419 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8697825
- Inclination
- 22.9623°
- Ascending node
- 12.6558°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4741°
- Mean anomaly
- 18.607°
- 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: Super-GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Arabsat 6A · NORAD 44186 · in orbit
Falcon Heavy-002 Stage 2 · re-entered June 14, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Arabsat-6A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite to be positioned at 30.5°East orbital slot. Arabsat-6A was built by Lockheed Martin for Arabsat and will deliver TV, internet and mobile phone services to the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
113th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 170th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Arabsat-6A launch?
Arabsat-6A launched on April 11, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Arabsat-6A?
Coverage: Arabsat-6A Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Arabsat-6A?
Falcon Heavy, flown by SpaceX. Falcon Heavy spec sheet
Where did Arabsat-6A launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1053 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 2. Booster B1055 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. Booster B1052 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did Arabsat-6A reach?
Arabsat 6A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 328 × 89,815 km orbit inclined 23.0°.
How many satellites did Arabsat-6A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).