Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Inmarsat-5 F4

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

May 15, 2017, 11:21 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1034

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

Inmarsat-5 F4 is the next addition to the fifth generation of Inmarsat satellites. Inmarsat-5 satellites each carry 89 Ka-band beams and deliver high-speed mobile broadband communications for deep sea vessels, in-flight connectivity for airline passengers, streaming high-resolution video, voice and date to the enterprise sector, and secure solutions for government customers. The satellite weighs 6100 kg at launch and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

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