Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SES-10

Liftoff Time
March 30, 2017 – 22:27 UTC
March 30, 2017 – 18:27 EDT
Mission Name
SES-10
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
SES
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1021-2; 356.07-day turnaround
Launch Location
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Payload mass
5,300 kg (11,700 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1021 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
– 1st Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
– 1st reflight of a Falcon booster
– 1st reflight of a Falcon booster in 2017
– Fastest turnaround of LC-39A to date at 14 days, 16 hours, and 27 minutes. Previous record: LC-39A at 24 days, 15 hours, and 21 minutes
– 33rd Falcon 9 mission
– 9th booster landing
– 3rd consecutive Falcon booster landing
– 4th SpaceX launch of 2017
– 3rd SpaceX launch from LC-39A

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