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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Amos 6 (Failure before launch)
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Sep 3, 2016, 7:00 AM UTC
Sep 3, 2016, 7:00 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1028
Flight #1 · NEW
First flight of this booster
- Total Flights
- 1
- Recovery Rate
- 0/0 successful landings
- This Landing
- No landing attempt (expended)· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)
Mission Details
**FAILURE: Rocket and payload lost during anomaly originating around the upper stage oxygen tank during propellant load few minutes before static fire on Sept 1, 1307UTC.** Built to replace the existing AMOS-2 satellite, AMOS-6 will be positioned in a geostationary orbit at 4 degrees west. The 5500kg craft will contain 43 Ku/Ka-band transponders and 2 S-band transponders to provide communications coverage for Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The 2 solar arrays on the craft will provide 9kW of power for the satellite’s 16 year expected lifetime.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA