SpaceX F9 - Hotbird 13G - SLC-40

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Launch Date: November 2
Launch Window: 11:24pm EDT (8:24pm PDT, 03:24 UTC) 2 hour launch window
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - JRTI
Booster: B1067.7
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 4500 kg
Orbit: GTO
Yearly Launch Number: 51st

F9's 183rd orbital launch - 5th GTO launch for the year.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Hotbird 13G television broadcasting satellite for Eutelsat. Hotbird 13G is the second satellite of the pair to be built on Airbus’s new Eurostar Neo all-electric spacecraft design, and will provide television broadcast services to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

Hotbird 13F, 13G​

Hotbird 13F and 13G are two high power direct to home communications satellites to replace Hotbird 8, 9 and 10 at Eutelsats's 13° East position.

space.skyrocket.de

 

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Coming up soon:

 

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Moving to the end of the launch window.

 

[Grendal]

5th GTO launch seems to be a complete success. B1067 had a successful seventh landing on JRTI. Just waiting on the second burn and deployment.
And deployed. Happened at 1150 km and 33,350 kmh.

 

[ecarfan]

Everything appeared to be norminal. Again.

152nd successful landing. Nice work!

I haven’t heard Gwen doing a final count for awhile. I guess she has decided there are better uses of her time, which I can certainly understand.