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This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Eutelsat 36D and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission
Eutelsat 36D is a planned new generation multi-mission geostationary telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat, replacing and enhance capacity at 36° East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over Africa, Russia, and Europe. It is based on the Airbus Eurostar-Neo platform, with electric power generation capability of 18 kW, EOR (Electric Orbit Raising) capability, and a launch mass of 5 tons. With 70 Ku-band transponders over five downlink beams and a steerable antenna, Eutelsat 36D provides flexibility and performance optimisation to deliver service in Africa, Russia and Europe for an operational lifetime of more than 15 years.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1076 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 12th flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
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.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Recorded timing
This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.
3h 58m windowPublished target
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Target ·
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Weather concerns
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Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
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- T−00:01:00
Startup
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:14
Max-Q
- T+00:02:30
MECO
- T+00:02:34
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:42
SES-1
- T+00:03:26
Fairing Separation
- T+00:06:18
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:43
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:08:07
SECO-1
- T+00:08:12
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:36
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:26:45
SES-2
- T+00:27:46
SECO-2
- T+00:33:57
EUTELSAT 36D Deployment
Launch site & orbit
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Launch site & orbit
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