Falcon 9 Block 5 | Eutelsat 36D

Status

Success

Eutelsat 36D

Launch Time
Sat Mar 30, 2024 21:52 UTC

Fastest turnaround of droneship JRTI to date, at 6 days and around 19 hours, beating its previous record by about a day.

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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

Just Read the Instructions

B1076

Flight #12

30 day turnaround

300th Falcon recovery attempt

287th successful Falcon recovery

34th consecutive successful Falcon recovery

215th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

Eutelsat 36D

Eutelsat 36D is a planned new generation multi-mission geostationary telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat, replacing and enhance capacity at 36° East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over Africa, Russia, and Europe.

It is based on the Airbus Eurostar-Neo platform, with electric power generation capability of 18 kW, EOR (Electric Orbit Raising) capability, and a launch mass of 5 tons.

With 70 Ku-band transponders over five downlink beams and a steerable antenna, Eutelsat 36D provides flexibility and performance optimisation to deliver service in Africa, Russia and Europe for an operational lifetime of more than 15 years.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 5,000.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

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

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Stats

2024

60th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

330th mission

30th mission of 2024

324th successful mission

296th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

316th mission

30th mission of 2024

313th successful mission

287th consecutive successful mission