SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nilesat-301
Launched
June 8, 2022
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Nilesat-301 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 8, 2022. It was SpaceX's 175th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 6,245th orbital launch attempt. It was the 101st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 23rd this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 7th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Nilesat 301, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 317 × 44,887 km orbit inclined 18.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Falcon 9 Nilesat-301The Space Devs
- Nilesat 301 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1062 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 39 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-16 · 678 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 101st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 23rd this yearSpaceX's 175th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 6,245th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Nilesat 301 · NORAD 52817 · 2022-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-061A
- Epoch
- 2022-06-08 22:39:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.76039383 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7691567
- Inclination
- 18.6289°
- Ascending node
- 45.3706°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.8341°
- Mean anomaly
- 30.176°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Nilesat 301 · NORAD 52817 · in orbit
Falcon 9-159 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Nilesat 301, to be launched into Nilesat's 7 ° West slot, is built by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus-4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh 4100 kilograms at launch. It will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
144th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 11th this year · 845th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 6/8/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 6/8/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 6/8/2022 · source
T-0 confirmed by SpaceX
Jay · 6/7/2022 · source
Weather 60%
Nosu · 6/7/2022 · source
Weather 70%
Nosu · 6/6/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Jay · 6/6/2022 · source
Adjusted T-0, added mission
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2022 · source
Delayed by a day to June 8 at 21:03 UTC
Nosu · 6/2/2022 · source
Questions
When did Nilesat-301 launch?
Nilesat-301 launched on June 8, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nilesat-301?
Coverage: Falcon 9 Nilesat-301; Nilesat 301 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Nilesat-301?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Nilesat-301 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1062 flew for the 7th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Nilesat-301 reach?
Nilesat 301, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 317 × 44,887 km orbit inclined 18.6°.
How many satellites did Nilesat-301 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).