Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A Mission

Mission patch Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A Patch

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

15 Jun 2016, 2:29pm

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Service Provider

Booster

B1024

Landing

Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)

Failed

Mission

Eutelsat 117 West B & ABS-2A

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A will be launched atop a Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Both sattelites will be launched into a geostationary orbit to provide communications services. Eutelsat 117 West B with 48 Ku-band transponders in a inclination at 116.8 degrees west will provide communications to Latin American customers in the video telecommunications and government sectors. Also Wide Are Augmentation System (WAAS) payload will enable the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) improve aviation safety for the United States. ABS 2A with 48 Ku-band transponders in a inclination 78 degree orbit east. it will serve Eastern Europe , Russia, Middle East and India. This will be the 26 launch of the Falcon 9 and will attempt a first stage landing on the drone ship Of Course I still Love You.

Available Replays

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Updated: Apr 12, 11:28pm UTC

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