Status
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
ABS-2A
Second all-electric propulsion satellite launched in 2016. The satellite was funded by a US Ex-Im bank loan to expand high-tech US jobs; the loan also funded the ABS-3A.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,000.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Eutelsat 117 West B
Satelites Mexicanos S.A.B. de C.V. (Satmex) announced in July 2013, that it has contracted with the construction of Satmex 9 to Boeing Satellite Systems as part of a four satellite ABS/SATMEX deal. SATMEX was acquired be Eutelsat in 2014 and was rebranded Eutelsat Americas. In May 2014, it was renamed Eutelsat 117 West B.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,963.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2016
38th orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
31st mission
6th mission of 2016
26th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission
Falcon 9
26th mission
6th mission of 2016
24th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission