SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Eutelsat 36D
Launched
March 30, 2024 · 21:52 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Eutelsat 36D launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 30, 2024 at 21:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:52 to 01:50 UTC. It was SpaceX's 342nd launch, 31st this year and humanity's 6,649th orbital launch attempt. It was the 259th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 30th this year. Booster B1076 flew for the 12th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). EUTELSAT 36D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 61,153 km orbit inclined 26.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- SpaceX Eutelsat 36DThe Space Devs
- Watch live: SpaceX launches European television satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from FloridaSpaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Eutelsat 36DNASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1076 · flight 12 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 30 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-40 · 648 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for EUTEL
- Milestone
- 259th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 30th this yearSpaceX's 342nd launch31st this yearhumanity's 6,649th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
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EUTELSAT 36D · NORAD 59346 · 2024-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-059A
- Epoch
- 2024-03-31 02:18:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.21568596 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8208458
- Inclination
- 26.9366°
- Ascending node
- 350.7216°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.2123°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.0598°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M14SMax-Q
- T+2M30SMECO
- T+2M34SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M42SSES-1
- T+3M26SFairing Separation
- T+6M18SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M43SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M7SSECO-1
- T+8M12SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M36SStage 1 Landing
- T+26M45SSES-2
- T+27M46SSECO-2
- T+33M57SEUTELSAT 36D Deployment
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- EUTELSAT 36D · NORAD 59346 · in orbit
Falcon 9-316 Stage 2 · re-entered June 7, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat 36D is a planned new generation multi-mission geostationary telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat, replacing and enhance capacity at 36° East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over Africa, Russia, and Europe. It is based on the Airbus Eurostar-Neo platform, with electric power generation capability of 18 kW, EOR (Electric Orbit Raising) capability, and a launch mass of 5 tons. With 70 Ku-band transponders over five downlink beams and a steerable antenna, Eutelsat 36D provides flexibility and performance optimisation to deliver service in Africa, Russia and Europe for an operational lifetime of more than 15 years.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
175th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 7th this year · 233rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 30, 5:52 PM EDT, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
6 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success and satellite now in operation.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 3/30/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/30/2024 · source
Unofficial Webcast by Spaceflight Now has started
LL2 · 3/30/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/30/2024 · source
Weather >95% GO
hitura-nobad · 3/29/2024 · source
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/26/2024 · source
Updated launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/25/2024 · source
Updating pad and approximate window
Nosu · 3/24/2024 · source
Updating pad and approximate window
Nosu · 3/24/2024 · source
Questions
When did Eutelsat 36D launch?
Eutelsat 36D launched on March 30, 2024 at 21:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:52 to 01:50 UTC.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 36D?
Coverage: SpaceX Eutelsat 36D; Watch live: SpaceX launches European television satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida; SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Eutelsat 36D. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat 36D?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 36D launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 30, 5:52 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1076 flew for the 12th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Eutelsat 36D reach?
EUTELSAT 36D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 61,153 km orbit inclined 26.9°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 36D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).