SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Optus-X/TD7
Launched
November 17, 2024 · 22:28 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Optus-X/TD7 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 17, 2024 at 22:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:29 to 23:27 UTC. It was SpaceX's 427th launch, 116th this year and humanity's 6,805th orbital launch attempt. It was the 340th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 111th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 16th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Optus X, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 432 × 49,663 km orbit inclined 17.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1077 · flight 16 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 73 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 8-11 · 630 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 340th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 111th this yearSpaceX's 427th launch116th this yearhumanity's 6,805th orbital launch attempt216th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Optus X · NORAD 62006 · 2024-212 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPTUS-X
- Object ID
- 2024-212A
- Epoch
- 2024-11-18 02:14:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.55892649 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7834708
- Inclination
- 17.8128°
- Ascending node
- 221.4758°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0885°
- Mean anomaly
- 78.3543°
- 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.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M14SMax-Q
- T+2M31SMECO
- T+2M34SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M42SSES-1
- T+3M25SFairing Separation
- T+6M15SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M42SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M23SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M48SStage 1 Landing
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Optus X · NORAD 62006 · in orbit
Falcon 9-400 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
An unannounced geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman, alleged for the Australian telecommunications operator Optus. Details TBD.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
189th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 21st this year · 247th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 17, 5:28 PM EST, in twilight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
6 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/17/2024 · source
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 11/17/2024 · source
Now targeting Nov 17 at 22:28 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/17/2024 · source
Now targeting Nov 17 at 22:08 UTC
hitura-nobad · 11/17/2024 · source
Now targeting Nov 17 at 21:48 UTC
hitura-nobad · 11/17/2024 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 11/16/2024 · source
Weather is 95% favorable for launch.
hitura-nobad · 11/16/2024 · source
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2024 · source
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2024 · source
Questions
When did Optus-X/TD7 launch?
Optus-X/TD7 launched on November 17, 2024 at 22:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:29 to 23:27 UTC.
Where can I watch Optus-X/TD7?
Coverage: SpaceX Optus-X/TD7; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - OPTUS-X/TD7 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - November 17, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center with mystery Optus-X payload. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Optus-X/TD7?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Optus-X/TD7 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 17, 5:28 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1077 flew for the 16th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Optus-X/TD7 reach?
Optus X, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 432 × 49,663 km orbit inclined 17.8°.
How many satellites did Optus-X/TD7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).