Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Jun 15, 2016, 2:29 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1024

Flight #1 · NEW

First flight of this booster

Total Flights: 1
Recovery Rate: 0/1 successful landings
This Landing: Landing failed· Drone Ship (ASDS)
Recovery Site: Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

Landing Record

0 successful · 1 failed · 1 total

Mission Details

Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A will be launched atop a Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Both sattelites will be launched into a geostationary orbit to provide communications services. Eutelsat 117 West B with 48 Ku-band transponders in a inclination at 116.8 degrees west will provide communications to Latin American customers in the video telecommunications and government sectors. Also Wide Are Augmentation System (WAAS) payload will enable the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) improve aviation safety for the United States. ABS 2A with 48 Ku-band transponders in a inclination 78 degree orbit east. it will serve Eastern Europe , Russia, Middle East and India. This will be the 26 launch of the Falcon 9 and will attempt a first stage landing on the drone ship Of Course I still Love You.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA