Falcon Heavy | Arabsat-6A
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
April 11, 2019, 10:35 p.m. - April 12, 2019, 12:31 a.m.
April 11, 2019, 10:35 p.m. - April 12, 2019, 12:31 a.m.
Arabsat-6A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite to be positioned at 30.5°East orbital slot. Arabsat-6A was built by Lockheed Martin for Arabsat and will deliver TV, internet and mobile phone services to the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
See DetailsThe center core successfully landed on OCISLY however tipped over due to rough seas.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Of Course I Still Love You.Specific landing information is not currently known however an RTLS is likely for side boosters.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 2.Specific landing information is not currently known however an RTLS is likely for side boosters.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 1.Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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