Türksat 6A is a satellite that will provide data relay for civil and military communications to the Anatolian peninsula as well as most of the European continent, the Middle East, and the westernmost part of the Russian Federation.
Window Opens: July 8th at 5:20PM EDT (21:20 UTC)
Window Closes: July 8th at 9:14PM EDT (01:14 UTC on the 9th)
Mission: F9 launch of Türksat 6A communications satellite
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster: B1076
Booster history: CRS SpX-26, OneWeb #16, SL 6-1, Intelsat 40e, SL 6-3, SL 6-6, SL 6-14, SL 6-21, o3b mPOWER, Ovzon-3, SL 6-40, Eutelsat 36D, SL 6-54, SL 6-64
Booster recovery: Just Read The Instructions (JRTI)
Fairing recovery: Bob
Rocket trajectory: Straight east out from the Cape
Payload mass: 4250kg
Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully)
Stats:
· SpaceX's 71st launch of the year and the 2nd launch of the month.
· 334th Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9's 352nd orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 196th launch from SLC-40.
· 86th landing on JRTI out of 87 attempts.
· 254th successful landing since the last failed one.
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20 авг 2024