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Thuraya 4-NGS

Launched

January 4, 2025 · 01:27 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
Thuraya 4

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Summary

Thuraya 4-NGS launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 4, 2025 at 01:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:27 to 05:27 UTC. It was SpaceX's 450th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,850th orbital launch attempt. It was the 362nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1073 flew for the 20th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Thuraya 4-NGS, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 436 × 54,110 km orbit inclined 26.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1073 · flight 20 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 46 days after its previous flight, GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) · 635 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
362nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 450th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,850th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

26.9°Inclination
436 × 54110 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1023.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
321.2°Ascending node
649 d agoElement epoch2025-01-05 00:37 UTC · stale

Thuraya 4-NGS · NORAD 62483 · 2025-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-001A
Epoch
2025-01-05 00:37:11 UTC
Mean motion
1.40684041 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7976841
Inclination
26.9142°
Ascending node
321.2116°
Arg. of perigee
177.7707°
Mean anomaly
119.1852°
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.

Flight timeline

23 steps, T−38 min to T+35 min 28 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+1M13SMax-Q
  12. T+2M27SMECO
  13. T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M38SSES-1
  15. T+3M16SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M24SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M50SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M2SSECO-1
  19. T+8M14SStage 1 Landing Burn
  20. T+8M39SStage 1 Landing
  21. T+28M6SSES-2
  22. T+29M2SSECO-2
  23. T+35M28SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

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

  • Thuraya 4-NGS · NORAD 62483 · in orbit

Falcon 9-415 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being built by Airbus Defense and Space for the UAE based Yahsat. Based on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar-Neo Platform, Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a large 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing providing advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.

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Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

281st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 995th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 3, 8:27 PM EST, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

5 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jan 4, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/4/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/4/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 1/4/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/2/2025 · source

  • Updating launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/2/2025 · source

  • NET January 4 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/2/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET January 3 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/1/2025 · source

  • Weather is >95% GO.

    hitura-nobad · 12/31/2024 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2024 · source

Questions

When did Thuraya 4-NGS launch?

Thuraya 4-NGS launched on January 4, 2025 at 01:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:27 to 05:27 UTC.

Where can I watch Thuraya 4-NGS?

Coverage: SpaceX Thuraya 4-NGS; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Thuraya 4-NGS - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - January 3, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with Thuraya 4-NGS satellite from Cape Canaveral. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Thuraya 4-NGS?

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

Where did Thuraya 4-NGS launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 3, 8:27 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1073 flew for the 20th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Thuraya 4-NGS reach?

Thuraya 4-NGS, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 436 × 54,110 km orbit inclined 26.9°.

How many satellites did Thuraya 4-NGS launch?

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