LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat May 27 2023

SpaceX

BADR-8

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(4:30 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(3:25 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(5:32 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Falcon 9 Block 5

Description:

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
Geostationary communications satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Eurostar Neo platform for Arabsat.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40