Eutelsat 36D

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:52:00

Saturday March 30, 2024

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Launch Notes

Fastest turnaround of droneship JRTI and launch complex 39A to date, at 6 days and around 19 hours for both, beating JRTI's previous record by about a day and LC-39A's previous record by about a day and 8 hours.

Eutelsat 36D

Eutelsat 36D is a planned new generation multi-mission geostationary telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat, replacing and enhance capacity at 36° East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over Africa, Russia, and Europe. It is based on the Airbus Eurostar-Neo platform, with electric power generation capability of 18 kW, EOR (Electric Orbit Raising) capability, and a launch mass of 5 tons. With 70 Ku-band transponders over five downlink beams and a steerable antenna, Eutelsat 36D provides flexibility and performance optimisation to deliver service in Africa, Russia and Europe for an operational lifetime of more than 15 years.

Manufacturer: Airbus

Operator: Eutelsat

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

5,000 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


316th

Mission

30th

Mission of 2024

SpaceX


333rd

Mission

31st

Mission of 2024

2024


60th

Orbital launch attempt