Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7

An unannounced geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman, alleged for the Australian telecommunications operator Optus. Details TBD.

Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

• B1077 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-11 · zone record 161/162

• SpaceX Optus-X/TD7 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - OPTUS-X/TD7 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - November 17, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center with mystery Optus-X payload — Spaceflight Now
• 🔴 FULL REPLAY: SpaceX Launches Optus-X/TD7 — NASASpaceflight
• TD7 Mission — SpaceX

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. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M14SMax-Q
12. T+2M31SMECO
13. T+2M34SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M42SSES-1
15. T+3M25SFairing Separation
16. T+6M15SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M42SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+8M23SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M48SStage 1 Landing

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2024 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 11/17/2024 · source

• Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 11/17/2024 · source

• Now targeting Nov 17 at 22:28 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 11/17/2024 · source

• Now targeting Nov 17 at 22:08 UTC

  hitura-nobad · 11/17/2024 · source

• Now targeting Nov 17 at 21:48 UTC

  hitura-nobad · 11/17/2024 · source

• Setting GO

  Nosu · 11/16/2024 · source

• Weather is 95% favorable for launch.

  hitura-nobad · 11/16/2024 · source

• Tweaked launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2024 · source

• Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2024 · source