Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A
Falcon 9 v1.1
SpaceX
Rocket Launch Video
Mission
Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch Cost: $61,200,000
These are both geostationary communication satellites, with Eutelsat 155 West B providing coverage in the Americas, and ABS-3A providing coverage in the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 290 rockets, including 290 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1
Falcon 9 v1.1 is a significantly redesigned version of the its predecessor, including a higher payload capacity. This version arranges the engines in a structural form SpaceX calls an Octaweb.
Landing
Agency
SpaceX
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.