SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust GovSat (SES-16)

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust GovSat (SES-16)
Start: 2018-01-31T21:25:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Status

Success

Date

31 JAN 2018

21:25

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

GovSat, also known as SES-16 is a communications satellite for LuxGovSat S.A., which is a public-private joint venture between the Luxembourg government and SES. Staying in 21.5Â° East orbital position, it is intended to operate for 15 years, using X-band and military Ka-band frequencies to support multiple missions.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

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