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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Türksat 5A
Launched
January 8, 2021
Summary
Türksat 5A launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 8, 2021. It was SpaceX's 118th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,038th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1060 flew for the 4th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Turksat 5A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 295 × 55,056 km orbit inclined 17.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Falcon 9 Türksat 5A Full flightThe Space Devs
- Turksat 5A MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1060 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 75 days after its previous flight, Starlink 14 · 673 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 48th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 118th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,038th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Turksat 5A · NORAD 47306 · 2021-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-001A
- Epoch
- 2021-01-08 05:26:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.38194811 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8041977
- Inclination
- 17.6651°
- Ascending node
- 332.8805°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.2225°
- Mean anomaly
- 56.5437°
- 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
- Turksat 5A · NORAD 47306 · in orbit
Falcon 9-104 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Türksat 5A is the first of two Turkish next generation communications satellites, which will be operated by Türksat for commercial and military purposes.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
118th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 812th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success
Questions
When did Türksat 5A launch?
Türksat 5A launched on January 8, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Türksat 5A?
Coverage: Falcon 9 Türksat 5A Full flight; Turksat 5A Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Türksat 5A?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Türksat 5A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1060 flew for the 4th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Türksat 5A reach?
Turksat 5A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 295 × 55,056 km orbit inclined 17.7°.
How many satellites did Türksat 5A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).