SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Es'hail 2
Launched
November 15, 2018
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Es'hail 2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 15, 2018. It was SpaceX's 70th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 5,798th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight. Booster B1047 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Es'hailsat-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 37,695 km orbit inclined 25.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Es’hail-2 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1047 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 116 days after its previous flight, Telstar 19 VANTAGE · 658 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Falcon 9 Block 5 flightSpaceX's 70th launch18th this yearhumanity's 5,798th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Es'hailsat-2 · NORAD 43700 · 2018-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-090A
- Epoch
- 2018-11-15 22:50:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.1544258 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7401796
- Inclination
- 25.0155°
- Ascending node
- 199.6281°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1843°
- Mean anomaly
- 52.4356°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Es'hailsat-2 · NORAD 43700 · in orbit
Falcon 9-065 Stage 2 · re-entered April 15, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Es'hail 2 is a communications satellite operated by a Quatar based company. The satellite will operate at 26 degrees East longitude along a geostationary orbit to provide direct-to-home television services in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
111th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 168th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
188 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Es'hail 2 launch?
Es'hail 2 launched on November 15, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Es'hail 2?
Coverage: Es’hail-2 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Es'hail 2?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Es'hail 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1047 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Es'hail 2 reach?
Es'hailsat-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 37,695 km orbit inclined 25.0°.
How many satellites did Es'hail 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).