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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS

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Mission brief

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Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being built by Airbus Defense and Space for the UAE based Yahsat. Based on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar-Neo Platform, Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a large 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing providing advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.

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Published flight sequence

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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.

  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Startup

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  1. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:13

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:27

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:30

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:38

    SES-1

  9. T+00:03:16

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:24

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:50

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:08:02

    SECO-1

  13. T+00:08:14

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  14. T+00:08:39

    Stage 1 Landing

  15. T+00:28:06

    SES-2

  16. T+00:29:02

    SECO-2

  17. T+00:35:28

    Payload Separation