SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust JCSAT-16

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust JCSAT-16
Start: 2016-08-14T05:26:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Status

Success

Date

14 AUG 2016

05:26

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

JCSAT-16 is planned to be a communication satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT. The 8.5-kW satellite will operate in Ku- and Ka-bands and is equipped with switching for flexibility. JCSAT-16 will enhance SKY Perfect JSATâ€™s fleet capacity and strengthen the services provided to various regions.JCSAT is schedule for a life time of 15 years.

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