SpaceX

GovSat (SES-16)

Success

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

T-minus to liftoff

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Wednesday January 31 2018, 21:25:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Mission

GovSat, also known as SES-16 is a communications satellite for LuxGovSat S.A., which is a public-private joint venture between the Luxembourg government and SES. Staying in 21.5Â° East orbital position, it is intended to operate for 15 years, using X-band and military Ka-band frequencies to support multiple missions.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowWednesday January 31 2018, 21:25:00 UTC→Wednesday January 31 2018, 23:46:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

All launches

SpaceX

GovSat (SES-16)

Success

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Wednesday January 31 2018, 21:25:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

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Mission

GovSat, also known as SES-16 is a communications satellite for LuxGovSat S.A., which is a public-private joint venture between the Luxembourg government and SES. Staying in 21.5Â° East orbital position, it is intended to operate for 15 years, using X-band and military Ka-band frequencies to support multiple missions.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1032

expended2nd flight

Flights2

Landings1/1100%

Fastest turn275d 10h

Expended — no recovery planned

275d 10h since last flight

Survived water landing on a non-recovery launch, SpaceX couldn't tug it back to port, so they hired a company to destroy it.

Previous flights · 1

#1NROL-76LZ-1May 1, 2017

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go90%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud35%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 7850 m, mean 5547 m, 100% cover, freezing 5120 m · max cloud-top 7850 m above freezing 5120 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowWednesday January 31 2018, 21:25:00 UTC→Wednesday January 31 2018, 23:46:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1032

expended2nd flight

Flights2

Landings1/1100%

Fastest turn275d 10h

Expended — no recovery planned

275d 10h since last flight

Survived water landing on a non-recovery launch, SpaceX couldn't tug it back to port, so they hired a company to destroy it.

Previous flights · 1

#1NROL-76LZ-1May 1, 2017

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go90%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud35%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 7850 m, mean 5547 m, 100% cover, freezing 5120 m · max cloud-top 7850 m above freezing 5120 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus