NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Arabsat 7B (Badr 8)

Launch Time
Sat May 27, 2023 04:30 UTC

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

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions

B1062

Flight #14
78 day turnaround
206th Falcon recovery attempt
194th successful Falcon recovery
121st consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Mission Details

Arabsat 7B (Badr 8)

The Arabsat 7B (Badr 8) satellite is a new generation telecommunications satellite manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space for Arabsat that will replace and augment Arabsat's capabilities, the satellite will be based on the-state-of-the-art Airbus Eurostar Neo electric orbit raising platform. BADR-8 will also include the innovative Airbus developed TELEO optical communications payload demonstrator. This payload will enable very high capacity analogue optical feeder link communications, as part of the development by Airbus of a new generation of optical communications technology in space to be integrated in its future commercial products, which is highly robust against jamming.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,500.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2023

80th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

239th mission
35th mission of 2023
233rd successful mission
205th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

228th mission
33rd mission of 2023
225th successful mission
199th consecutive successful mission