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Falcon 9 Block 4 | Hispasat 30W-6 (Hispasat 1F)
Falcon 9 Block 4
Mar 6, 2018, 5:33 AM UTC
Mar 6, 2018, 5:33 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1044
Flight #1 · NEW
First flight of this booster
- Total Flights
- 1
- Recovery Rate
- 0/0 successful landings
- This Landing
- No landing attempt (expended)· Expended
- Recovery Site
- Atlantic Ocean (ATL)
Mission Details
Hispasat 30W-6, also known as Hispasat 1F, is a Spanish geostationary communications satellite. Joining the Hispasat fleet, this satellite is to operate in orbit for 15 years, providing services to Europe, North Africa, North America and South America. It is a replacement for the Hispasat 1D satellite at 30º West longtitude in geostationary orbit. Satellite launch mass is about 6000 kg and it is equipped with Ku-, Ka- and C-band transponders.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA