SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5A

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5A
Start: 2021-01-08T02:15:00+00:00
End: 2021-01-08T04:15:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit·Type: Communications

Mission Elapsed Time (MET)

T+ 2125d 01:16:53Fri, 08 Jan 2021 02:15:00 GMT

Launch Successful

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5A mission image

Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Launch Library 2

Türksat 5A is the first of two Turkish next generation communications satellites, which will be operated by Türksat for commercial and military purposes.

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

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