SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Türksat 5B

Launched

December 19, 2021

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go

Summary

Türksat 5B launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 19, 2021. It was SpaceX's 151st launch, 34th this year and humanity's 6,172nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 77th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 30th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 3rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Turksat 5B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 68,939 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: Falcon 9 Türksat 5BThe Space Devs
Turksat 5B MissionSpaceX
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster: B1067 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 38 days after its previous flight, Crew-3 · 661 km downrange
Mission: Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone: 77th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 30th this yearSpaceX's 151st launch34th this yearhumanity's 6,172nd orbital launch attempt135th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

27.1°Inclination

205 × 68939 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

1374.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements

336.9°Ascending node

1761 d agoElement epoch2021-12-19 23:27 UTC · stale

Turksat 5B · NORAD 50212 · 2021-126 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2021-126A
Epoch: 2021-12-19 23:27:52 UTC
Mean motion: 1.0479366 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.8393802
Inclination: 27.1179°
Ascending node: 336.9274°
Arg. of perigee: 180.2107°
Mean anomaly: 299.295°
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.

Catalogued objects

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

Turksat 5B · NORAD 50212 · in orbit

Falcon 9-135 Stage 2 · re-entered March 8, 2022

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Türksat 5B is a geostationary communications satellite. It is tasked with providing broadband telecommunication services to customers across Turkey, the Middle East and large regions of Africa.

Pad

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

133rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 16th this year · 830th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

16 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Dec 19, 2021 · source

Show 3 earlier updates

T-0 confirmed by Türksat
Nosu · 12/18/2021 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 12/15/2021 · source
Targeting 03:58 UTC on December 19
Nosu · 11/17/2021 · source

Questions

When did Türksat 5B launch?

Türksat 5B launched on December 19, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Türksat 5B?

Coverage: Falcon 9 Türksat 5B; Turksat 5B Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Türksat 5B?

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

Where did Türksat 5B launch from?

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

Did the booster land?

Booster B1067 flew for the 3rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Türksat 5B reach?

Turksat 5B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 68,939 km orbit inclined 27.1°.

How many satellites did Türksat 5B launch?

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