SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Astra 1P/SES-24
Launched
June 20, 2024 · 21:35 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Astra 1P/SES-24 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 20, 2024 at 21:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:35 to 00:24 UTC. It was SpaceX's 375th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 6,707th orbital launch attempt. It was the 291st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 62nd this year. Booster B1080 flew for the 9th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Astra 1P, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 334 × 53,348 km orbit inclined 27.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1080 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 28 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-62 · 648 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 291st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 62nd this yearSpaceX's 375th launch64th this yearhumanity's 6,707th orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Astra 1P · NORAD 60086 · 2024-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-116A
- Epoch
- 2024-06-20 23:30:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.43439291 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7981224
- Inclination
- 27.8802°
- Ascending node
- 64.4659°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.0178°
- Mean anomaly
- 32.0237°
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M31SMECO
- T+2M35SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M42SSES-1
- T+4M27SFairing Separation
- T+6M25SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M50SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M9SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M11SSECO-1
- T+8M33SStage 1 Landing
- T+26M38SSES-2
- T+27M37SSECO-2
- T+34M48SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Astra 1P · NORAD 60086 · in orbit
Falcon 9-352 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ASTRA 1P, a classic wide-beam satellite, will support SES’s prime TV neighbourhood and enable content owners, private and public broadcasters across Germany, France and Spain to continue broadcasting satellite TV channels in the highest-picture quality in the most cost-efficient manner. It will be based on the full electric and powerful Spacebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space and already flight proven in orbit.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
248th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 30th this year · 960th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 20, 5:35 PM EDT, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/20/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/20/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/20/2024 · source
Weather 60%, trending towards 40% at the end of the window
Nosu · 6/19/2024 · source
Delayed to June 20 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to high winds.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 6/19/2024 · source
Questions
When did Astra 1P/SES-24 launch?
Astra 1P/SES-24 launched on June 20, 2024 at 21:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:35 to 00:24 UTC.
Where can I watch Astra 1P/SES-24?
Coverage: SpaceX Astra 1P/SES-24; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Astra 1P/SES-24 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - June 20, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with TV satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Astra 1P/SES-24?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Astra 1P/SES-24 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 20, 5:35 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1080 flew for the 9th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Astra 1P/SES-24 reach?
Astra 1P, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 334 × 53,348 km orbit inclined 27.9°.
How many satellites did Astra 1P/SES-24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).