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Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches satellite for Indonesia from Cape Canaveral

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Merah Putih 2 telecommunications satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit for Ind...

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches HTS-113BT (Merah Putih 2)

HTS-113BT is a new High Throughput Satellite telecommunications satellite in C-band/Ku-Band for PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), a state-owned digita...

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HTS-113BT (Merah Putih 2)

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 98%
B1067 - Just Read the Instructions

HTS-113BT is a new High Throughput Satellite telecommunications satellite in C-band/Ku-Band for PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat) , a state-owned digital telecommunication company in Indonesia, for its orbital position at 113° East. Built on Thales Alenia Space's historical Spacebus 4000B2 platform, HTS 113BT will provide more than 32 Gbps capacity over Indonesia. The satellite will weigh about 4 metric tons at launch and will be delivered early 2024 for a 15-year expected lifetime.

Telemetry

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Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 21, 2024, 4:18 a.m.

Launch success.


hitura-nobad • Feb. 20, 2024, 8:11 p.m.

Liftoff


LL2 • Feb. 20, 2024, 7:54 p.m.

Livestream has started


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 20, 2024, 12:47 a.m.

GO for launch.



Falcon 9

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Configuration: 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.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1067

Status: Active


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: June 3, 2021
Last Flight: September 17, 2024
Flights: 22
Landings Attempted: 22
Landings Successful: 22
Previous B1067 Flights

Landing Information

The Falcon 9 first stage B1067 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 17th flight.

Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Just Read the Instructions.

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