Falcon 9 Block 5 | ANASIS-II

Liftoff Time
July 20, 2020 – 21:30 UTC
July 20, 2020 – 17:30 EDT
Mission Name
ANASIS-II
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
Republic of Korea Army
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1058-2; 51.09-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Payload mass
5,000 kg (11,000 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1058 successfully completed a landing on Just Read the Instructions (2) (JRtI)

Tug: Lauren Floss; Support: GO Quest
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Ms. Chief and GO Ms. Tree
This was the
– 10th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2020
– Fastest turnaround of a Falcon booster to date at 51 days, 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 15 seconds. Previous record: B1056 at 62 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes, and 55 seconds
– 90th Falcon 9 mission
– 34th Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
– 38th reflight of a Falcon booster
– 56th booster landing
– 6th consecutive Falcon booster landing
– 12th SpaceX launch of 2020
– 56th SpaceX launch from SLC-40

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