Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS

  • Tim Dodd
    • Liftoff Time
    		 January 04, 2025 – 01:27 UTC
    January 03, 2025 – 20:27 EST
    Mission Name
    		 Thuraya 4-NGS
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid 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 did the satellites go?
    		 Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    Where did the first stage land?
    		 B1073 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
    		 – 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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