Optus-X
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
22:28:00
Sunday November 17, 2024
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Mission Details
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Launch Notes
SpaceX identifies the mission as "TD7".
Optus-X
(ADS-01)
Optus-X, also referred to as ADS-01, is an unannounced geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman for the Australian telecommunications operator Optus and the Australian Defence Force.
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman
Operator: Optus
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
Rocket
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
A Shortfall of Gravitas
Launch Site
General Trajectory
NE
SE
Launching
East
Stats
Falcon 9
397th
Mission
111th
Mission of 2024
SpaceX
418th
Mission
116th
Mission of 2024
2024
215th
Orbital launch attempt