SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust SES-9
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Status
Success
Date
4 MAR 2016
23:35
Mission Overview
Containing 81 Ku-Band transponders, SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East to provide communication coverage for 22 million homes. The satellite will enhance SES’s existing coverage in Asia, Australia and also improve maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The 5300kg craft will use a xenon ion propulsion system for orbital manoeuvres to decrease the amount of propellant needed.
Rocket
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Stages
2
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