SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A
Start: 2015-03-02T03:50:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 v1.1

Status

Success

Date

2 MAR 2015

03:50

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

These are both geostationary communication satellites, with Eutelsat 155 West B providing coverage in the Americas, and ABS-3A providing coverage in the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa.

Rocket

Falcon 9 v1.1

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

Falcon 9 v1.1 is a significantly redesigned version of the its predecessor, including a higher payload capacity. This version arranges the engines in a structural form SpaceX calls an Octaweb.

Height

68.4 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

506 T

Thrust

5,883 kN