Success
Türksat 6A
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
GTOorbit
Türksat 6A is Turkey's first domestically manufactured geostationary communications satellite. It is to reside in 42° East orbital slot, providing services to customers in Turkey, as well as in Europe, Northern coast of Africa, Middle East, India and Indonesia.
Monday, July 8, 2024 at 11:30 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+01:14Max-Q
- T+02:32MECO
- T+02:35Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:43SES-1
- T+03:15Fairing Separation
- T+06:16Entry Burn Startup
- T+06:40Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+08:07SECO-1
- T+08:10Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+08:36Stage 1 Landing
- T+27:17SES-2
- T+28:20SECO-2
- T+35:31Payload Separation
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,719
SpX Mission
#382
Pad Launch
#252
Location Launch
#964
Designator
2024-127
Weather GO
30%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, Surface Electric Fields Rule
Launch Window
NET
Jul 8, 2024, 11:30 PM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
9:21 PM
Window Open
1:21 AM
Window Close
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
- Jul 9, 2024, 1:09 AM
Satellite signals acquisition confirmed.
Source - Jul 9, 2024, 12:08 AM
Spacecraft separation.
Source - Jul 8, 2024, 11:30 PM
Liftoff.
Source - Jul 8, 2024, 11:13 PM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Source - Jul 8, 2024, 10:19 PM
New T-0 due to weather.
Source - Jul 8, 2024, 10:11 PM
New T-0.
Source - Jul 8, 2024, 9:25 PM
Updating T-0
Source - Jul 8, 2024, 9:13 PM
Updating T-0
Source - Jul 8, 2024, 8:54 PM
Updating T-0
Source - Jul 8, 2024, 5:22 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Jul 7, 2024, 1:59 PM
Updated launch weather.
Source - Jul 5, 2024, 4:22 PM
Reverted back to NET July 8.
Source - Jul 4, 2024, 4:58 PM
Delayed by 1 day
Source - Jul 3, 2024, 1:53 PM
Updated Window
Source - Jun 28, 2024, 8:41 AM
Added launch time.
Source - Mar 25, 2024, 9:34 AM
NET July 8.
Source - Oct 1, 2023, 10:19 AM
NET June 2024.
Source - Aug 7, 2023, 11:23 PM
NET March 2024.
Source - May 15, 2023, 1:07 PM
NET early 2024
Source - May 6, 2023, 2:54 PM
NET late 2023.
Source - Mar 16, 2023, 12:48 PM
Setting pad to SLC-40
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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
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Jul 8, 2024, 7:30 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778