Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Status

Success

BulgariaSat-1

Launch Time
Fri Jun 23, 2017 19:10 UTC

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Retired

Price: $62.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 6,804 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Of Course I Still Love You

B1029

Flight #2

160 day turnaround

17th Falcon recovery attempt

12th successful Falcon recovery

8th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

BulgariaSat-1

BulgariaSat-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Bulsatcom and manufactured by SSL. The satellite will provide high definition and ultra-high-definition television, very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT) communications, satellite news gathering relays, and other communications services, primarily to the Balkan Peninsula and Central/Western Europe.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 3,669.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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Stats

2017

40th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

42nd mission

8th mission of 2017

36th successful mission

8th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

37th mission

8th mission of 2017

34th successful mission

8th consecutive successful mission