Falcon 9 Block 5 | Koreasat 6A

Status

Success

Koreasat 6A

Launch Time
Mon Nov 11, 2024 17:22 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

Landing Zone 1

B1067

Flight #23

55 day turnaround

377th Falcon recovery attempt

363rd successful Falcon recovery

24th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Koreasat 6A

The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010.

Koreasat 6A will be based on the manufacturer’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch. It will be designed to operate for at least 15 years.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 3,500.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

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

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Stats

2024

209th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

409th mission

109th mission of 2024

402nd successful mission

39th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

393rd mission

107th mission of 2024

389th successful mission

38th consecutive successful mission