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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A | T-Minus Zero

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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A

Name: Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A
Start: 2016-06-15T14:29:00.000Z
End: 2016-06-15T15:13:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust • Space Launch Complex 40 (FL)

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Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A

SpaceX • Falcon 9 Full Thrust • SLC-40

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Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A will be launched atop a Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Both sattelites will be launched into a geostationary orbit to provide communications services. Eutelsat 117 West B with 48 Ku-band transponders in a inclination at 116.8 degrees west will provide communications to Latin American customers in the video telecommunications and government sectors. Also Wide Are Augmentation System (WAAS) pay...

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Success

Provider

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Launch Library 2 record: 8717277d-416b-4ed8-bb4e-95d2ba9da31d
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Stages & recovery

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First stage

B1024

First flight: Jun 15, 2016

Last mission: Jun 15, 2016, 2:29 PM UTC

Source: Launch Library 2

RUD on deck of droneship (OCISLY)

Recovery

Booster recovery

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship • Of Course I Still Love You

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LL2

Type: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Location: Of Course I Still Love You

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Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A Patch

This booster: B1024 · 1 flight

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)

This rocket: Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of DefenseWikimedia Commons · CC0

Landing: Of Course I Still Love You

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Wikimedia Commons · CC0Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of Defense

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Launch info

Provider

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40)

State

NET

2016-06-15T14:29:00+00:00

Window start

2016-06-15T14:29:00+00:00

Window end

2016-06-15T15:13:00+00:00

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Mission type

Communications

Launch site

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Launch story

Mission stats

Provider, rocket, pad, and booster history tied to this launch.

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Provider legacy

SpaceX

Lifetime launches

6 in 2026

SpaceX has 31 launches on record, with 6 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Falcon 9 Full Thrust has 24 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Space Launch Complex 40

Pad launches

5 in 2026

Space Launch Complex 40 has 79 launches from this pad on record, with 5 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

96% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

18d 16h

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First-stage boosters

Core-level mission cadence associated with this launch.

1 core

lost. Flight proven. Tracked 1 local missions.Configuration: Falcon 9 Full ThrustLanding record: 0/1 landingsLanding success: 0%First flight: Jun 15, 2016Last mission: Jun 15, 2016, 2:29 PM UTCSource: Launch Library 2

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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A

Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A

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