LAUNCH TIME | June 08, 2022 - 23:04 |
LAUNCH PROVIDER | SpaceX |
CUSTOMER | Nilesat |
ROCKET | Falcon 9 Block 5 - Booster 1062 |
LAUNCH SITE | Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida |
PAYLOAD MASS | 4.000 Kg |
DESTINATION | Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) |
LANDING SITE | - |
WEATHER | - |
SpaceX will launch the Nilesat-301 telecommunications satellite for the Egyptian company Nilesat.
This launch will mark the 7th flight for booster 1062.
Nilesat-301
The satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space is based on the Spacebus 4000-B2 platform, will weigh approximately 4 tons at launch and will last more than 15 years.
Located at 7 ° West, Nilesat-301 will work with Nilesat-201 to provide Ku-band services for the Middle East and North Africa. Nilesat-301 will also help extend the company's supply of Ku-band communications and direct digital broadcasting services to two major new regions of Africa, while also providing Ka-band broadband connectivity across Egypt.
The Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 Block 5 is SpaceX's partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle. The vehicle consists of a reusable first stage, a consumable second stage and a reusable fairing pair.
The first stage The Falcon 9 first stage contains 9 Merlin 1D engines optimized for sea level. Each engine, powered by RP-1 and liquid oxygen (LOx), produces 845 kN of thrust at sea level.
After the separation from the second stage, the booster starts up some of the 9 engines to make a landing on the Landing Zones located on the coast or on the droneships located in the open sea.
The second stage The second stage is the only expendable part of the Falcon 9. It contains a single Merlin 1D Vacuum motor that produces 992 kN of thrust. The second stage is capable of several ignitions, allowing the Falcon 9 to place loads in different orbits.
Fairings The Falcon 9 fairing is made up of two reusable halves. The first half is called the active half and houses the pneumatics for the separation system while the other is the passive half.
Both fairing halves feature thrusters and a parachute that are used to gently touch the fairing half into the ocean
The official live stream will start at approximately T- 15 minutes.