Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bangabandhu-1

Status

Success

Bangabandhu-1

Launch Time
Fri May 11, 2018 20:14 UTC

First launch of Falcon 9 Block 5. The Block 5 iteration is designed to conform to NASA's strict crew safety requirements and allow for quicker refurbishment and reflight.

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $67.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 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

B1046

Flight #1

31st Falcon recovery attempt

25th successful Falcon recovery

2nd consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Bangabandhu-1

The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and Broadcasting Satellite.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 3,600.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Location

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

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Stats

2018

44th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

61st mission

9th mission of 2018

55th successful mission

27th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

55th mission

8th mission of 2018

52nd successful mission

26th consecutive successful mission