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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Koreasat 6A

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

SpaceX's 423rd launch · 112th this year · humanity's 6,799th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--November 11, 2024 · 17:22 UTCAdd to calendar
Success70% go

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule

Window: Nov 11, 17:07 – Nov 11, 21:07 UTC

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Koreasat 6A

The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010. Koreasat 6A will be based on the manufacturer’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch. It will be designed to operate for at least 15 years.

Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Booster

  • B1067 · flight 23 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) · zone record 53/54

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Flight timeline

  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−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. P0DLiftoff
  11. T+1M9SMax-Q
  12. T+2M17SMECO
  13. T+2M21SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M25SStage 1 Flip
  15. T+2M28SSES-1
  16. T+2M34SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  17. T+3M8SFairing Separation
  18. T+3M29SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  19. T+6M28SEntry Burn Startup
  20. T+6M51SEntry Burn Shutdown
  21. T+7M41SStage 1 Landing Burn
  22. T+8M3SSECO-1
  23. T+8M4SStage 1 Landing
  24. T+34M35SPayload Separation

Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2024 · source

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2024 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 11/11/2024 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2024 · source

  • Weather 70% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/10/2024 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/5/2024 · source

  • Targeting NET November 11.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/4/2024 · source

  • NET early November.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/15/2024 · source

  • NET October 2024.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2024 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 39A

Local pad time: Nov 11, 12:22 PM EST

222 launches from this pad · 281 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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