Falcon 9 Block 4 | Koreasat 5A

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 October 30, 2017 – 19:34 UTC
    October 30, 2017 – 15:34 EDT
    Mission Name
    		 Koreasat 5A
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 KT Corporation
    Rocket
    		 Falcon 9 B1042-1; N/A-day turnaround
    Launch Location
    		 Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
    Payload mass
    		 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)
    Where did the satellites go?
    		 Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    Where did the first stage land?
    		 B1042 successfully completed a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

    Tug: Hawk; Support: GO Quest
    Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves were recovered by Mr. Steven
    This was the
    		 – 50th SpaceX mission
    – 44th Falcon 9 launch
    – 16th Falcon 9 launch in 2017
    – 42nd Falcon 9 launch success
    – 12th SpaceX launch from LC-39A
    – 44th SpaceX mission success
    – 49th SpaceX launch
    – 16th SpaceX launch of 2017
    – 12th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
    – 24th landing attempt of a Falcon booster
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