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Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)

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Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Sunday December 29 2024, 05:00:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

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Mission

Four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite to be inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1083

active7th flight

Flights16

Landings16/16100%

Fastest turn23d

Recovered · ASDS · ASOG· 636 km downrange

29d since last flight

Booster first flown during the Crew-8 mission.

Previous flights · 15

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%LL2 Go85%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of any lightning flash in the previous 30 minutes (extended for nearby cloud).

METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KCOF 090655Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP174 T027602"

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:14

Max-Q

T+00:02:28

MECO

T+00:02:31

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:39

SES-1

T+00:03:21

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:23

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:50

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:52

SECO-1

T+00:08:19

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:26

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:26:25

SES-2

T+00:27:30

SECO-2

T+00:33:45

Payload Separation

T+00:34:45

Payload Separation

T+00:35:45

Payload Separation

T+00:36:45

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowSunday December 29 2024, 05:00:00 UTC→Sunday December 29 2024, 07:30:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598