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Koreasat 6A
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
GTOorbit
The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010. Koreasat 6A will be based on the manufacturer’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch. It will be designed to operate for at least 15 years.
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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Flight Timeline
- T-38:00GO for Prop Load
- T-35:00Prop Load
- T-35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
- T-16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
- T-07:00Engine Chill
- T-01:00Startup
- T-01:00Tank Press
- T-00:45GO for Launch
- T-00:03Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+01:09Max-Q
- T+02:17MECO
- T+02:21Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:25Stage 1 Flip
- T+02:28SES-1
- T+02:34Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+03:08Fairing Separation
- T+03:29Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+06:28Entry Burn Startup
- T+06:51Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+07:41Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+08:03SECO-1
- T+08:04Stage 1 Landing
- T+34:35Payload Separation
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,799
SpX Mission
#423
Pad Launch
#188
Location Launch
#246
Designator
2024-206
Weather GO
70%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch Window
NET
Nov 11, 2024, 5:22 PM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Nov 12, 2024, 6:29 AM
Launch success.
Source - Nov 11, 2024, 5:57 PM
Spacecraft separation.
Source - Nov 11, 2024, 5:22 PM
Liftoff.
Source - Nov 11, 2024, 5:01 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Source - Nov 11, 2024, 4:23 PM
New T-0.
Source - Nov 10, 2024, 1:29 PM
Weather 70% GO.
Source - Nov 5, 2024, 11:49 PM
Tweaked launch window.
Source - Nov 4, 2024, 11:43 PM
Targeting NET November 11.
Source - Oct 15, 2024, 1:24 AM
NET early November.
Source - Sep 12, 2024, 12:37 AM
NET October 2024.
Source - Nov 27, 2023, 2:41 PM
Moved forward to late 2024.
Source - Oct 31, 2023, 11:49 AM
Added launch for NET 2025.
Source
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Nov 11, 2024, 12:22 PM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508