Falcon 9 Full Thrust | JCSAT-16

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 August 14, 2016 – 05:26 UTC
    August 14, 2016 – 01:26 EDT
    Mission Name
    		 JCSAT-16
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 SKY Perfect JSAT Group
    Rocket
    		 Falcon 9 B1026-1; N/A-day turnaround
    Launch Location
    		 Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Payload mass
    		 4,600 kg (10,100 lb)
    Where did the satellites go?
    		 Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    Where did the first stage land?
    		 B1026 successfully completed a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

    Tug: Elsbeth III; Support: GO Quest
    Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves were recovered by GO Searcher
    This was the
    		 – 28th Falcon 9 mission
    – 6th booster landing
    – 2nd consecutive Falcon booster landing
    – 8th SpaceX launch of 2016
    – 26th SpaceX launch from SLC-40
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