Falcon 9 Full Thrust | JCSAT-14
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Full Thrust · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 29th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 5,557th orbital launch attempt
May 6, 2016Add to calendar
Success90% go
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 6, 05:21 – May 6, 07:21 UTC
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JCSAT-14
Built on the LS-1300 bus by SSL, JCSAT-14 will replace JCSAT 2A in geostationary orbit. Positioned at 154 degrees east, the satellite will provide high speed connectivity for maritime, aviation and resource exploration in Asia, Russia, Oceania and the Pacific. The craft contains 26 C and 18 Ku-band transponders, which are powered by 2 solar arrays for its 15 year lifetime.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
- B1022 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · zone record 209/217
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