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Arabsat-6A

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Falcon Heavy

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Thursday April 11 2019, 22:35:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskMODERATE

Go49%

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitSupersynchronous Transfer Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

Arabsat-6A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite to be positioned at 30.5Â°East orbital slot. Arabsat-6A was built by Lockheed Martin for Arabsat and will deliver TV, internet and mobile phone services to the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

Strap-On Booster · NewB1052

expended1st flight

Flights8

Landings7/7100%

Fastest turn31d 3h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 7

First Stage · NewB1055

lost1st flight

Flights1

Landings1/1100%

Fastest turn—

Recovered · ASDS · OCISLY

Toppled by rough seas and broken in two after safely landing aboard OCISLY

Strap-On Booster · NewB1053

expended1st flight

Flights3

Landings2/2100%

Fastest turn74d 7h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-2· 15 km downrange

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 2

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Weather & scrubMODERATE risk

Weather Go49%LL2 Go90%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud40%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 7635 m above freezing 5120 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 7635 m, mean 5870 m, 100% cover, freezing 5120 m

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitSupersynchronous Transfer Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowThursday April 11 2019, 22:35:00 UTC→Friday April 12 2019, 00:31:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23