Falcon 9 Block 5 | Es'hail 2

Status

Success

Es'hail 2

Launch Time
Thu Nov 15, 2018 20:46 UTC

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $69.75 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

B1047

Flight #2

117 day turnaround

42nd Falcon recovery attempt

36th successful Falcon recovery

11th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Es'hail 2

Es'hail 2 was built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric company and operates at 26 degrees East longitude to provide direct-to-home television services in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 5,300.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Location

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

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Stats

2018

92nd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

70th mission

18th mission of 2018

64th successful mission

36th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

64th mission

17th mission of 2018

61st successful mission

35th consecutive successful mission