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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 4Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Koreasat 5A
Launched
October 30, 2017
Summary
Koreasat 5A launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on October 30, 2017. It was SpaceX's 50th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 5,686th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Falcon 9 Block 4 flight. Booster B1042 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Mugunghwa 5A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 50,192 km orbit inclined 22.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Koreasat-5A WebcastSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 4 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1042 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Falcon 9 Block 4 flightSpaceX's 50th launch16th this yearhumanity's 5,686th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mugunghwa 5A · NORAD 42984 · 2017-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-066A
- Epoch
- 2017-10-30 21:17:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.54454079 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7892258
- Inclination
- 22.0428°
- Ascending node
- 163.1455°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.923°
- Mean anomaly
- 29.8801°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Mugunghwa 5A · NORAD 42984 · in orbit
Falcon 9-045 Stage 2 · re-entered October 27, 2018
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Koreasat 5A is a telecommunitations satellite to provide internet access, fixed telecommunications, media and broadcasting services. Loaded with Ku-band transponders, this satellite will cover Korea, Japan, Indochina and Middle East.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
108th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 12th this year · 165th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Koreasat 5A launch?
Koreasat 5A launched on October 30, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Koreasat 5A?
Coverage: Koreasat-5A Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Koreasat 5A?
Falcon 9 Block 4, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 4 spec sheet
Where did Koreasat 5A launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1042 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Koreasat 5A reach?
Mugunghwa 5A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 50,192 km orbit inclined 22.0°.
How many satellites did Koreasat 5A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).