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Falcon 9 Block 5: Türksat 6A

Türksat 6A is Turkey's first domestically manufactured geostationary communications satellite. It is to reside in 42° East orbital slot, providing services to customers in Turkey, as well as in Europe, Northern coast of Africa, Middle East, India and Indonesia.

Monday, 8 July 202423:30 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5: Türksat 6A

Mission Data

SpaceX
🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002
Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Vehicle Record644 of 645 launches (99.8%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)
Success Streak229 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 40
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#130
Agency Launches This Year#71
Launches From This Pad404
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon 9 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.

Launch updates

  1. Satellite signals acquisition confirmed.

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  2. Spacecraft separation.

  3. Liftoff.

  4. Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  5. New T-0 due to weather.

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  6. New T-0.

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  7. Updating T-0

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  8. Updating T-0

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  9. Updating T-0

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  10. GO for launch.

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 40 · 28.5619°N 80.5774°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.