GovSat (SES-16)
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
SpaceX
Mission
GovSat (SES-16)
Type: Communications
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 21.5° East orbital position, it is intended to operate for 15 years, using X-band and military Ka-band frequencies to support multiple missions.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
909 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Landing
B1032 performed an experimental water landing after its second flight. It remained in one piece after the landing and was later sunk.
Atlantic Ocean – ATL
Atlantic Ocean
Ocean – Ocean
No recovery attempt
Agency
SpaceX – SpX
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: SpX
- Administration: CEO: Elon Musk
- Founded: 2002
- Launchers: Falcon | Starship
- Spacecraft: Dragon
- Country: USA
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
