LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Jun 20 2024
SpaceX
Astra 1P/SES-24
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(9:35 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(9:35 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(12:24 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
Falcon 9 Block 5Description:
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- ASTRA 1P, a classic wide-beam satellite, will support SES’s prime TV neighbourhood and enable content owners, private and public broadcasters across Germany, France and Spain to continue broadcasting satellite TV channels in the highest-picture quality in the most cost-efficient manner. It will be based on the full electric and powerful Spacebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space and already flight proven in orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40