Falcon 9 Block 5 | Eutelsat 36D

Falcon 9 Block 5

Mar 30, 9:52 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1076

Flight #12

Flight #12 · Last flown 2024-02-29

Total Flights: 22
Recovery Rate: 21/21 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
Recovery Site: Just Read the Instructions (JRTI)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-40 · 30-day turnaround

Landing Record

21 successful · 0 failed · 21 total

Mission Details

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.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA