Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS

Liftoff Time
January 04, 2025 – 01:27 UTC
January 03, 2025 – 20:27 EST
Mission Name
Thuraya 4-NGS
Launch Provider
(What rocket company is launching it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who’s paying for this?)
Yahsat
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1073-20; 46.29-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 are the satellites going?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Where will the first stage land?
B1073 will be recovered on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASoG)

Tug: Signet Warhorse I; Support: Doug
Will they be attempting to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves will be recovered from the water by Doug
This will be the
– 418th Falcon 9 launch
– 1st Falcon 9 launch in 2025
– 345th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 225th SpaceX launch from SLC-40
– 435th SpaceX mission
– 440th SpaceX launch
– 1st SpaceX launch of 2025
– 311th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
– 403rd landing attempt of a Falcon booster
– 391st landing success of a Falcon booster

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