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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Eutelsat 36D
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
- 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