Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • 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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