BulgariaSat-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

19:10:00

Friday June 23, 2017

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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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,669 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Active 2015 to 2018

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$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

Reuse

Of Course I Still Love You

B1029

Flight #2

160 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

17th recovery attempt

12th successful recovery

8th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

37th

Mission

8th

Mission of 2017

SpaceX

42nd

Mission

8th

Mission of 2017

2017

40th

Orbital launch attempt