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Falcon 9 - B1040

Details

Status - Expended

Stage Expended

Previous Flights

B1040 flew on two previous launch(es).

Falcon 9 Block 4 | SES-12

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 4, 2018, 4:45 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

SES-12 is a geostationary communications satellite. It is to provide direct-to-home broadcasting, high throughput satellite data connectivity and other telecommunication servies to Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. It is a replacement for the NSS-6 satellite and is expected to operate for 15 years.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1040 - Flight Proven ( ) Atlantic Ocean

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Falcon 9 Block 4 | OTV-5 (X-37B)

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 7, 2017, 2 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

It is the fifth flight of the X-37B program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle, built by Boeing, is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing.

Low Earth Orbit B1040 - Maiden Flight Landing Zone 1

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Recent Launches

Long March 6A

Success

1 day, 6 hours ago

SpaceSail Polar Group 09

Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…

Falcon 9

Success

1 day, 16 hours ago

NROL-172

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Thirteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…