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SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A - space launch mission detailed information

When is SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A? Launch date 15/JUN/2016 — Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket launch by SpaceX from Space Launch Complex 40.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A launch date, launch time, live countdown, live stream and mission status (Success) — tracked on Space Realm.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A

Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket used for the Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A space launch

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

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Status

Success

Date

15 JUN 2016

14:29

Mission Overview

Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A will be launched atop a Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Both sattelites will be launched into a geostationary orbit to provide communications services. Eutelsat 117 West B with 48 Ku-band transponders in a inclination at 116.8 degrees west will provide communications to Latin American customers in the video telecommunications and government sectors. Also Wide Are Augmentation System (WAAS) payload will enable the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) improve aviation safety for the United States. ABS 2A with 48 Ku-band transponders in a inclination 78 degree orbit east. it will serve Eastern Europe , Russia, Middle East and India. This will be the 26 launch of the Falcon 9 and will attempt a first stage landing on the drone ship Of Course I still Love You.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

2

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

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