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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SES-10
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Mar 30, 2017, 10:27 PM UTC
Mar 30, 2017, 10:27 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1021
Flight #2
Flight #2 · Last flown 2016-04-08
- Total Flights
- 2
- Recovery Rate
- 2/2 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)
- Last Flight
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SpX CRS-8 · 356-day turnaround
Landing Record
2 successful · 0 failed · 2 total
Mission Details
SES-10 is a 5300 kg geostationary communications satellite, which will replace AMC 2 and AMC 3 satellites. It will provide coverage over Mexico, Central and South Americas, and the Caribbean. The SES-10 mission will mark a historic milestone on the road to full and rapid reusability as the world’s first reflight of an orbital class rocket. Falcon 9’s first stage for the SES-10 mission previously supported the successful CRS-8 mission in April 2016.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA