Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7

Liftoff Time
November 17, 2024 – 22:28 UTC
November 17, 2024 – 17:28 EST
Mission Name
Optus-X/TD7
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
Optus
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1077-16; 73.29-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?
B1077 successfully completed a landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG)

Tug: Signet Warhorse I; Support: Doug
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by Doug
This was the
– 396th Falcon 9 launch
– 111th Falcon 9 launch in 2024
– 393rd Falcon 9 launch success
– 325th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 93rd SpaceX launch from LC-39A
– 413th SpaceX mission
– 406th SpaceX mission success
– 417th SpaceX launch
– 116th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 291st Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship

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