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Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)

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December 29, 2024 · 05:00 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 85% go
Astranis From One to Many

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Summary

Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 29, 2024 at 05:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:00 to 07:30 UTC. It was SpaceX's 448th launch, 137th this year and humanity's 6,847th orbital launch attempt. It was the 360th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 131st this year. Booster B1083 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). The tracked orbit of UtilitySat, one of 5 catalogued objects, from January 8, 2025, was 360 × 64,618 km inclined 12.3°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1083 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 29 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-65 · 636 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for Astranis
Milestone
360th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 131st this yearSpaceX's 448th launch137th this yearhumanity's 6,847th orbital launch attempt258th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

12.3°Inclination
360 × 64618 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1270.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
358.5°Ascending node
646 d agoElement epoch2025-01-08 07:43 UTC · stale

UtilitySat · NORAD 62454 · 2024-252 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-252A
Epoch
2025-01-08 07:43:59 UTC
Mean motion
1.13331794 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.8267955
Inclination
12.3141°
Ascending node
358.4764°
Arg. of perigee
183.1825°
Mean anomaly
161.6373°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
10
B*
0.0043405

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.

Flight timeline

26 steps, T−38 min to T+36 min 45 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M14SMax-Q
  12. T+2M28SMECO
  13. T+2M31SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M39SSES-1
  15. T+3M21SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M23SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M50SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M52SSECO-1
  19. T+8M19SStage 1 Landing Burn
  20. T+8M26SStage 1 Landing
  21. T+26M25SSES-2
  22. T+27M30SSECO-2
  23. T+33M45SPayload Separation
  24. T+34M45SPayload Separation
  25. T+35M45SPayload Separation
  26. T+36M45SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit

  • UtilitySat · NORAD 62454 · in orbit
  • NuView Alpha · NORAD 62455 · in orbit
  • AGILA · NORAD 62456 · in orbit
  • NuView Bravo · NORAD 62457 · in orbit

Falcon 9-414 Stage 2 · re-entered May 27, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite to be inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.

Official page: SpaceX

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

280th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 62nd this year · 994th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 29, 12:00 AM EST, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

12 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

All 4 satellites now in contact.

Cosmic_Penguin · Dec 29, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • All 4 Payloads deployed

    hitura-nobad · 12/29/2024 · source

  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 12/29/2024 · source

  • Weather 85% GO

    Nosu · 12/28/2024 · source

  • Setting GO

    Nosu · 12/27/2024 · source

  • NET December 29.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/23/2024 · source

  • Delayed for additional launch vehicle checks; new date TBD.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/22/2024 · source

  • Updated launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/21/2024 · source

  • Confirmed rescheduled for December 22.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/21/2024 · source

  • Scrubbed, more info TBD

    SwGustav · 12/21/2024 · source

Questions

When did Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) launch?

Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) launched on December 29, 2024 at 05:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:00 to 07:30 UTC.

Where can I watch Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)?

Coverage: SpaceX Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO); Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 4 Astranis MicroGEO satellites from Cape Canaveral; 🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Astranis Block 2 (From One To Many). Watch the replay

What rocket launched Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Dec 29, 12:00 AM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1083 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) reach?

The tracked orbit of UtilitySat, one of 5 catalogued objects, from January 8, 2025, was 360 × 64,618 km inclined 12.3°.

How many satellites did Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) launch?

4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).