SpaceX

EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3

Success

Falcon Heavy

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Jul 29, 03:04:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Mission

Geostationary communications satellite built by Maxar Technologies for EchoStar. With a capacity of 500 Gbps, its purpose is to relieve broadband capacity constraints in the Americas.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowJul 29, 03:04:00 UTC→Jul 29, 04:43:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23

All launches

SpaceX

EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3

Success

Falcon Heavy

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Jul 29, 03:04:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go84%

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

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Trajectory unknown

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

Geostationary communications satellite built by Maxar Technologies for EchoStar. With a capacity of 500 Gbps, its purpose is to relieve broadband capacity constraints in the Americas.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewB1074

expended1st flight

Flights1

Landings—

Fastest turn—

Expended — no recovery planned

Falcon Heavy core booster for the EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 mission. Planned to be expended.

Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1064

expended3rd flight

Flights6

Landings5/5100%

Fastest turn75d 9h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange

194d 4h since last flight

Side booster paired with B1065, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.

Previous flights · 5

Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1065

expended3rd flight

Flights6

Landings5/5100%

Fastest turn75d 9h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-2· 15 km downrange

194d 4h since last flight

Side booster paired with B1064, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.

Previous flights · 5

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go84%LL2 Go65%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

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

10000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14743 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13488–17907 ft (4419 ft thick) — approximated

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowJul 29, 03:04:00 UTC→Jul 29, 04:43:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23