NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

EchoStar 24 (Jupiter 3)

Launch Time
Sat Jul 29, 2023 03:04 UTC

EchoStar 24 (Jupiter 3) is the heaviest geostationary satellite ever launched, at just over 9 metric tons.

Rocket

Falcon Heavy
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $97.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 22,819 kN
Payload to LEO: 63,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 26,700 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Landing Zone 2

B1065

Flight #3
194 day turnaround
222nd Falcon recovery attempt
210th successful Falcon recovery
137th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery
Landing Zone 1

B1064

Flight #3
194 day turnaround
223rd Falcon recovery attempt
211th successful Falcon recovery
138th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery
Expendable

B1074

Flight #1

Mission Details

EchoStar 24 (Jupiter 3)

Space Systems/Loral (SSL) announced in August 2017 that it has been selected by Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation to build the Jupiter 3 / EchoStar XIX transformational Ultra High Density Satellite (UHDS).

Jupiter 3/EchoStar XXIV is a large, multi-spot beam Ka-band satellite based on the highly reliable SSL-1300 space-proven platform, which provides the flexibility to support a broad range of applications and technology advances. It features an entirely new architecture based on a broad range of technology advances including the miniaturization of electronics, solid-state amplifiers, and more efficient antenna designs allowing 500 Gbps throughput. SSL has patented 18 technology advances that were incorporated into the spacecraft design, enabling it to provide highly concentrated capacity in critical areas.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 9,200.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

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

Stats

2023

114th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

255th mission
51st mission of 2023
249th successful mission
221st consecutive successful mission

Falcon Heavy

7th mission
3rd mission of 2023
7th successful mission