Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SES-9
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Launch Window
March 4, 2016, 11:35 p.m. - March 5, 2016, 1:06 a.m.
March 4, 2016, 11:35 p.m. - March 5, 2016, 1:06 a.m.
Containing 81 Ku-Band transponders, SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East to provide communication coverage for 22 million homes. The satellite will enhance SES’s existing coverage in Asia, Australia and also improve maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The 5300kg craft will use a xenon ion propulsion system for orbital manoeuvres to decrease the amount of propellant needed.
The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.
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