Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
21:52:00
Saturday March 30, 2024
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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 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
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$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
316th
Mission
30th
Mission of 2024
333rd
Mission
31st
Mission of 2024
60th
Orbital launch attempt