NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

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

Vehicles

Landing Zone 1

B1067

Flight #23
55 day turnaround
382nd Falcon recovery attempt
368th successful Falcon recovery
24th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

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

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