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SpaceXFalcon HeavyLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3
Launched
July 29, 2023 · 03:04 UTC
Summary
EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 29, 2023 at 03:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:04 to 04:43 UTC. It was SpaceX's 265th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 6,482nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Falcon Heavy flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1074 flew for the 1st time and was expended. Booster B1064 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. Booster B1065 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 2. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Jupiter 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 8,008 × 35,512 km orbit inclined 10.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Hughes JUPITER 3 MissionSpaceX
- Hughes JUPITER 3 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon Heavy · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1074 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- B1064 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 194 days after its previous flight, USSF-67 · 15 km downrange
- B1065 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 2 · landed17/17 landed here · 194 days after its previous flight, USSF-67 · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Falcon Heavy flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 265th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 6,482nd orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Jupiter 3 · NORAD 57479 · 2023-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-108A
- Epoch
- 2023-07-29 07:16:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.840033 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4888438
- Inclination
- 10.3912°
- Ascending node
- 208.2884°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7326°
- Mean anomaly
- 117.3359°
- 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
- Jupiter 3 · NORAD 57479 · in orbit
Falcon Heavy-007 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
163rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 8th this year · 221st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 28, 11:04 PM EDT, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/29/2023 · source
Fixed launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/28/2023 · source
Delayed per FAA advisory
Jay · 7/27/2023 · source
Confirmed next attempt on July 27 LT.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2023 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2023 · source
Hold.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/27/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/25/2023 · source
Questions
When did EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 launch?
EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 launched on July 29, 2023 at 03:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:04 to 04:43 UTC.
Where can I watch EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3?
Coverage: Hughes JUPITER 3 Mission; Hughes JUPITER 3 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3?
Falcon Heavy, flown by SpaceX. Falcon Heavy spec sheet
Where did EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 28, 11:04 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1074 flew for the 1st time and was expended. Booster B1064 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. Booster B1065 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 2.
What orbit did EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 reach?
Jupiter 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 8,008 × 35,512 km orbit inclined 10.4°.
How many satellites did EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).