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Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 4 Astranis MicroGEO satellites from Cape Canaveral

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 4 MicroGEO satellites from Astranis to offer satellite internet connectivity from geostationary Earth orbit. Liftoff from Space Launch Com...

🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Astranis Block 2 (From One To Many)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch 4 MicroGEO satellites for Astranis. The satellites are designed to be much smaller than typical GEO sats and are therefore deployed closer to GEO, cutting down on the tim...

Astranis: From One to Many Mission

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Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)

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Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 85%
B1083 - A Shortfall of Gravitas

Four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite to be inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.

Telemetry

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Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 29, 2024, 8:17 a.m.

All 4 satellites now in contact.


hitura-nobad • Dec. 29, 2024, 5:37 a.m.

All 4 Payloads deployed


hitura-nobad • Dec. 29, 2024, 5 a.m.

Liftoff!



Nosu • Dec. 27, 2024, 10:09 p.m.

Setting GO


Falcon 9

Family:
Configuration: Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1083

Status: Active


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: March 4, 2024
Last Flight: December 11, 2025
Flights: 16
Landings Attempted: 16
Landings Successful: 16
Previous B1083 Flights

Landing Information

The Falcon 9 1st stage B1083 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 7th flight.

Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

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SpaceNews

Four Astranis GEO satellites pass initial commissioning milestone

Astranis said all four of its recently launched broadband satellites have passed early tests and begun using electric propulsion to reach geostationary orbit. The post Four Astranis GEO satellites pass initial commissioning milestone  app…

Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 4 Astranis satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX had to swap out the first stage booster used during the previous attempt and replace it with another for this mission. Liftoff from pad 40 is set for 12 a.m. EST (0500 UTC) on Sunday, Dec. 29.

SpaceNews

Four-satellite Astranis launch signals shift toward scaled GEO deployments

SpaceX successfully launched four Astranis-built broadband spacecraft toward geostationary orbit Dec. 29, marking the first time a single commercial manufacturer has flown four of its own satellites on one mission to GEO. The post Four-sa…

Space Scout

Astranis Aims to Breathe New Life into GEO

On December 29, 2024, a new breed of geostationary satellites took flight - powered into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. From One to Many, the first Astranis Block 2 mission, is the first operational deployment of the California based c…

NASASpaceflight

Launch Roundup: SpaceX, China, and Russia maintain busy launch manifests through the holidays

So far in December, there have been 24 launch attempts worldwide. There will be no… The post Launch Roundup: SpaceX, China, and Russia maintain busy launch manifests through the holidays appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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