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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Koreasat 6A

Launched

November 11, 2024 · 17:22 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go

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Summary

Koreasat 6A launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 11, 2024 at 17:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:07 to 21:07 UTC. It was SpaceX's 423rd launch, 112th this year and humanity's 6,799th orbital launch attempt. It was the 336th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 107th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 23rd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Mugunghwa 6A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 35,341 km orbit inclined 26.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1067 · flight 23 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 54 days after its previous flight, Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) · 15 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
336th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 107th this yearSpaceX's 423rd launch112th this yearhumanity's 6,799th orbital launch attempt210th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

26.2°Inclination
396 × 35341 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
625.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
149.8°Ascending node
703 d agoElement epoch2024-11-12 05:44 UTC · stale

Mugunghwa 6A · NORAD 61910 · 2024-206 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-207A
Epoch
2024-11-12 05:44:02 UTC
Mean motion
2.30051774 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7208351
Inclination
26.1538°
Ascending node
149.8217°
Arg. of perigee
178.1348°
Mean anomaly
51.4255°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
8
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.

Flight timeline

24 steps, T−38 min to T+34 min 35 s
  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. T−0Liftoff
  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

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit

  • Mugunghwa 6A · NORAD 61910 · in orbit

Falcon 9-398 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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.

Official page: SpaceX

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Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

188th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 20th this year · 246th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 11, 12:22 PM EST, in daylight

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Nov 12, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • 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

Questions

When did Koreasat 6A launch?

Koreasat 6A launched on November 11, 2024 at 17:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:07 to 21:07 UTC.

Where can I watch Koreasat 6A?

Coverage: SpaceX Koreasat 6A; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Koreasat 6A - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - November 11, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Korean satellite from Kennedy Space Center. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Koreasat 6A?

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

Where did Koreasat 6A launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 11, 12:22 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 23rd time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Koreasat 6A reach?

Mugunghwa 6A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 35,341 km orbit inclined 26.2°.

How many satellites did Koreasat 6A launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).