Name: SICRAL 3B — Falcon 9 Block 5
Start: 2027-11-30T00:00:00Z
End: 2027-11-30T00:00:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Question 1

What rocket is launching SICRAL 3B?

Accepted Answer

SICRAL 3B is launching on the Falcon 9 Block 5.

Question 2

Who is launching SICRAL 3B?

Accepted Answer

SICRAL 3B is being launched by SpaceX, a commercial launch provider founded in 2002.

Question 3

Where is SICRAL 3B launching from?

Accepted Answer

SICRAL 3B is launching from Unknown Pad at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Question 4

What orbit is SICRAL 3B heading to?

Accepted Answer

SICRAL 3B is heading to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Question 5

Is the Falcon 9 Block 5 reusable?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Falcon 9 Block 5 is designed to be reused, with boosters that can fly multiple missions.

Question 6

How many times has the Falcon 9 Block 5 flown?

Accepted Answer

The Falcon 9 Block 5 has launched 612 times to date, with 610 successful flights.

Question 7

What is the SICRAL 3B mission?

Accepted Answer

SICRAL 3A and 3B are next generation communication satellites for the Italian Ministry of Defence, providing UHF and SHF communications services in replacement of SICRAL 2 and adding Ka-band capacities. One of the satellites will provide UHF and SHF band communications, while the other carries a Ka-band payload. These 2 geostationary satellites will provide confidential strategic and tactical communications, to support defense missions both in Italy and abroad, as well as supporting security, public rescue and civil protection services. The new SICRAL 3 system is designed to meet Italian defense communications and interoperability requirements.

Question 8

Where is Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?

Accepted Answer

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station sits on Florida's Atlantic coast, on the Eastern Range run by the U.S. Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45. It is the United States' busiest launch site and has been America's gateway to orbit since the 1950s.

Question 9

Which rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

SpaceX flies Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, and United Launch Alliance flies the Vulcan Centaur (and the retiring Atlas V) from Space Launch Complex 41.

Question 10

Is Cape Canaveral the same as the Kennedy Space Center?

Accepted Answer

No. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center are separate, neighbouring sites — Kennedy is on Merritt Island just to the north. Together they make up Florida's 'Space Coast'.

Question 11

Why do rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Its pads sit on the Eastern Range, letting rockets fly east out over the Atlantic toward the equatorial and geostationary orbits most commercial and national-security payloads need, away from populated land.

Question 12

Can you watch a launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Space Coast is one of the easiest places in the world to watch a launch from public land. Popular free spots include Playalinda Beach, Space View Park in Titusville, and Jetty Park at Port Canaveral.

SICRAL 3B

Overview

Mission details

Launch Window

Unknown Pad

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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