Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7

Status

Success

Optus-X/TD7

Launch Time
Sun Nov 17, 2024 22:28 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

A Shortfall of Gravitas

B1077

Flight #16

73 day turnaround

386th Falcon recovery attempt

372nd successful Falcon recovery

28th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Optus-X/TD7

An unannounced geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman, alleged for the Australian telecommunications operator Optus. Details TBD.

Payloads: 1

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

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

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Stats

2024

215th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

413th mission

113th mission of 2024

406th successful mission

43rd consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

397th mission

111th mission of 2024

393rd successful mission

42nd consecutive successful mission