SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Skynet 6A
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Summary
Skynet 6A is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA in 2027. It is SpaceX's 842nd launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 7,672nd orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 728th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 43rd this year. The payload is bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- Planned as the 728th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 43rd this yearSpaceX's 842nd launch63rd this yearhumanity's 7,672nd orbital launch attempt146th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space to cover the gap between the Britisch Skynet-5 network and its successor. Skynet 6A was solesourced from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017, but was not fully funded until July 2020. Aibus will build the Skynet-6A satellite in the United Kingdom and arrange a 2025 launch. RAL Space, a U.K. national laboratory, will test the all-electric satellite at its facility in Harwell. Skynet-6A, based on the Eurostar-Neo platform, is expected to provide communications services for the British military until at least 2040.
Pad
Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Planned as the 48th launch from Unknown Pad, 38th this year · 1,219th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
0 launches from this pad · 1,132 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When does Skynet 6A launch?
Skynet 6A is scheduled in 2027.
Where can I watch Skynet 6A live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching Skynet 6A?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where is Skynet 6A launching from?
Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit is Skynet 6A going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.