SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 Koreasat 5A

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 Koreasat 5A
Start: 2017-10-30T19:34:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A

Falcon 9 Block 4

Status

Success

Date

30 OCT 2017

19:34

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Koreasat 5A is a telecommunitations satellite to provide internet access, fixed telecommunications, media and broadcasting services. Loaded with Ku-band transponders, this satellite will cover Korea, Japan, Indochina and Middle East.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 4

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.

Height

71 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

546 T

Thrust

6,804 kN