SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Türksat 6A
Launched
July 8, 2024 · 23:30 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Türksat 6A launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 8, 2024 at 23:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:21 to 01:21 UTC. It was SpaceX's 382nd launch, 71st this year and humanity's 6,719th orbital launch attempt. It was the 297th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 68th this year. Booster B1076 flew for the 15th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Turksat 6A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 376 × 69,599 km orbit inclined 24.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1076 · flight 15 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-64 · 660 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 297th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 68th this yearSpaceX's 382nd launch71st this yearhumanity's 6,719th orbital launch attempt130th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Turksat 6A · NORAD 60233 · 2024-127 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TURKSAT 6A
- Object ID
- 2024-127A
- Epoch
- 2024-07-09 11:41:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.03217953 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8368573
- Inclination
- 24.05°
- Ascending node
- 112.2568°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7354°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.6382°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0054185
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp 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+2M32SMECO
- T+2M35SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M43SSES-1
- T+3M15SFairing Separation
- T+6M16SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M40SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M7SSECO-1
- T+8M10SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M36SStage 1 Landing
- T+27M17SSES-2
- T+28M20SSECO-2
- T+35M31SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Turksat 6A · NORAD 60233 · in orbit
Falcon 9-346 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Türksat 6A is Turkey's first domestically manufactured geostationary communications satellite. It is to reside in 42° East orbital slot, providing services to customers in Turkey, as well as in Europe, Northern coast of Africa, Middle East, India and Indonesia.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
252nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 34th this year · 964th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 8, 7:30 PM EDT, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Satellite signals acquisition confirmed.
Show 9 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/9/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 7/8/2024 · source
New T-0 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2024 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 7/8/2024 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 7/8/2024 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 7/8/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2024 · source
Questions
When did Türksat 6A launch?
Türksat 6A launched on July 8, 2024 at 23:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:21 to 01:21 UTC.
Where can I watch Türksat 6A?
Coverage: SpaceX Türksat 6A; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Türksat 6A - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station - July 8, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with Turkish satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Türksat 6A?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Türksat 6A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 8, 7:30 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1076 flew for the 15th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Türksat 6A reach?
Turksat 6A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 376 × 69,599 km orbit inclined 24.1°.
How many satellites did Türksat 6A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).