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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS

Mission

Thuraya 4-NGS

Type:

Communications

Orbit:

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being built by Airbus Defense and Space for the UAE based Yahsat. Based on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar-Neo Platform, Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a large 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing providing advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.

Status

Launch Successful

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Pad

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Space Launch Complex 40

USA

Latitude: 28.56194122

longitude: -80.57735736

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Location

Timezone:

America/New_York

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.

Location total Launch count:

1014

Location total Landing count:

62

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Rocket

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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.

Family: Falcon

Variant: Block 5

Details

Min stage: 1

Max stage: 2m

Length: 70.0m

Diameter: 3.65

First Flight: May 11, 2018

Total launch count: 403

Successful launches: 402

Failed launches: 1

Pending launches: 108

Consecutive successful launches: 105

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 22800kg

Launch cost: US$52000000

Apogee: 200km

Attempted landings: 395

Successful landings: 390

Failed landings: 5

Consecutive successful landings: 90

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 8300kg

Manufacturer

SpaceX

Type:

Commercial

None

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Agency

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SpaceX

Type: Commercial

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