Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:35:00
Friday March 4, 2016
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SES-9 is a large communications satellite operating in geostationary orbit at the 108.2° East orbital slot, providing communications services to northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean, and mobility beams for "seamless in-flight connectivity" for domestic Asian airlines of Indonesia and the Philippines.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
5,217 kilograms


Agency
SpaceXPrice
$62.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
6,804 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
22nd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2016
27th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2016
13th
Orbital launch attempt