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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Astra 1P/SES-24
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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.
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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
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Startup
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- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:12
Max-Q
- T+00:02:31
MECO
- T+00:02:35
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:42
SES-1
- T+00:04:27
Fairing Separation
- T+00:06:25
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:50
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:08:09
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:11
SECO-1
- T+00:08:33
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:26:38
SES-2
- T+00:27:37
SECO-2
- T+00:34:48
Payload Separation