Falcon 9 Block 5 | Amazonas Nexus

Liftoff Time
February 07, 2023 – 01:32 UTC
February 06, 2023 – 20:32 EST
Mission Name
Amazonas Nexus
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
Hispasat
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1073-6; 57.75-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Payload mass
4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1073 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (2) (JRtI)

Tug: Crosby Skipper; Support: Bob
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by Bob
This was the
– 203rd Falcon 9 mission
– 137th Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
– 143rd reflight of a Falcon booster
– 9th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2023
– 170th booster landing
– 96th consecutive Falcon booster landing
– 9th SpaceX launch of 2023
– 113th SpaceX launch from SLC-40

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