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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Nusantara Satu & GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5)

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February 22, 2019

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5) Patch

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Summary

GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 22, 2019. It was SpaceX's 75th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,831st orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 2nd this year. Booster B1048 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Nusantara Satu, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 267 × 69,043 km orbit inclined 27.6°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1048 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 136 days after its previous flight, SAOCOM 1A · 663 km downrange
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare · Lunar Orbit (LO)
Milestone
12th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 2nd this yearSpaceX's 75th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,831st orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

27.6°Inclination
267 × 69043 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1378.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
11.0°Ascending node
2793 d agoElement epoch2019-02-22 04:03 UTC · stale

Nusantara Satu · NORAD 44048 · 2019-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2019-009A
Epoch
2019-02-22 04:03:48 UTC
Mean motion
1.0447505 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.8382077
Inclination
27.5541°
Ascending node
11.039°
Arg. of perigee
180.1222°
Mean anomaly
28.5836°
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: LO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Catalogued objects

5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit

  • Nusantara Satu · NORAD 44048 · in orbit
  • B'reshit · NORAD 44049 · left Earth orbit March 8, 2019
  • S5 · NORAD 44065 · in orbit

Falcon 9-070 Stage 2 · re-entered January 3, 2021

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Spaceflight’s first mission beyond Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) and its first combined launch with SSL. Consists out lunar lander called Beresheet (Hebrew for in the beginning) and AFRL’s S5 satellite.

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

96th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 779th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

60 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5) launch?

GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5) launched on February 22, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5)?

Coverage: Nusantara Satu Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5)?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1048 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5) reach?

Nusantara Satu, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 267 × 69,043 km orbit inclined 27.6°.

How many satellites did GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5) launch?

3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).