NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

ABS-3A & EUTELSAT 115 West B

Launch Time
Mon Mar 02, 2015 03:50 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 2 (v1.1)
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Retired
Price: $56.5 million
Liftoff Thrust: 5,885 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,150 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,850 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 68.4 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Expendable

B1014

Flight #1

Mission Details

ABS-3A

ABS-3A is a communications satellite that is operated by Asia Broadcast Satellite, providing coverage in the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as globally for TV distribution, cellular services, and maritime services. The satellite is the first commercial communications satellite in orbit to use electric propulsion, providing a significant weight savings.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,954.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

EUTELSAT 115 West B

Eutelsat 115 West B (previously SATMEX 7) is a communications satellite that is operated by Eutelsat, providing video, data, government, and mobile services for the Americas. The satellite was designed and manufactured by Boeing Space Systems, and is a Boeing 702SP model communication satellite. It is located at 115 degrees west longitude.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,205.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2015

11th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

21st mission
3rd mission of 2015
17th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

16th mission
3rd mission of 2015
15th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission