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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Koreasat 6A
Falcon 9 Block 5
Nov 11, 2024, 5:22 PM UTC
Nov 11, 2024, 5:22 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1067
Flight #23
Flight #23 · Last flown 2024-09-17
About this booster
Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-22 mission.
- Total Flights
- 34
- Recovery Rate
- 34/34 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing successful· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
- Recovery Site
- Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)
- Last Flight
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32) · 54-day turnaround
Landing Record
34 successful · 0 failed · 34 total
Mission Details
The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010. Koreasat 6A will be based on the manufacturer’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch. It will be designed to operate for at least 15 years.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 27.0°C
- Wind
- 12 km/h @ 7°
- Sky
- Clear
- Source
- open-meteo-archive