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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Launch Complex 39A

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Es'hail 2

Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit·Type: Communications

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Es'hail 2 mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Wikimedia Commons

Es'hail 2 is a communications satellite operated by a Quatar based company. The satellite will operate at 26 degrees East longitude along a geostationary orbit to provide direct-to-home television services in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Target orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission type
Communications
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2