Falcon 9 Block 5 | Astra 1P/SES-24

Status

Success

Astra 1P/SES-24

Launch Time
Thu Jun 20, 2024 21:35 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

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B1080

Flight #9

29 day turnaround

331st Falcon recovery attempt

318th successful Falcon recovery

65th consecutive successful Falcon recovery

246th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

Astra 1P/SES-24

ASTRA 1P/SES-24, a classic wide-beam satellite, will support SES’s prime TV neighbourhood and enable content owners, private and public broadcasters across Germany, France and Spain to continue broadcasting satellite TV channels in the highest-picture quality in the most cost-efficient manner. It will be based on the full electric and powerful Spacebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space and already flight proven in orbit.

Payloads: 1

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2024

117th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

362nd mission

62nd mission of 2024

356th successful mission

328th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

348th mission

62nd mission of 2024

345th successful mission

319th consecutive successful mission