SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Merah Putih (Telkom-4)
Launched
August 7, 2018
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Merah Putih (Telkom-4) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 7, 2018. It was SpaceX's 67th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 5,770th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight. Booster B1046 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Merah Putih, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 29,510 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Merah Putih MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1046 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 87 days after its previous flight, Bangabandhu-1
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Falcon 9 Block 5 flightSpaceX's 67th launch15th this yearhumanity's 5,770th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Merah Putih · NORAD 43587 · 2018-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-064A
- Epoch
- 2018-08-07 06:57:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.80734018 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6904141
- Inclination
- 27.0648°
- Ascending node
- 227.0228°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.1473°
- Mean anomaly
- 51.1038°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
- Merah Putih · NORAD 43587 · in orbit
Falcon 9-061 Stage 2 · re-entered December 26, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Telkom-4, also known as Merah Putih, is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite. It will replace the aging Telkom-1 satellite.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
92nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 9th this year · 773rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Merah Putih (Telkom-4) launch?
Merah Putih (Telkom-4) launched on August 7, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Merah Putih (Telkom-4)?
Coverage: Merah Putih Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Merah Putih (Telkom-4)?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Merah Putih (Telkom-4) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1046 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Merah Putih (Telkom-4) reach?
Merah Putih, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 29,510 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did Merah Putih (Telkom-4) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).