Mission record

Falcon 9 Block 4 | Koreasat 5A

Falcon 9· Launch Complex 39A· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
SpaceX
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:34:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5686 ever
Go probability
90%

Mission

Koreasat 5A is a telecommunitations satellite to provide internet access, fixed telecommunications, media and broadcasting services. Loaded with Ku-band transponders, this satellite will cover Korea, Japan, Indochina and Middle East.

Deployed payloads · 1
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