This launch follows last week's launch attempt which aborted upon engine ignition. Booster has changed from B1077 to B1083.
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-12-29, 05:00 | |
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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-12-29, 00:00 (EST) | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Booster | 1083-7 | | Landing | A Shortfall of Gravitas | | Customer | Astranis | | Payload | 4 MicroGEO satellites | | Payload mass | 1600 kg | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
Webcasts
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| | Space Affairs | https://youtube.com/watch?v=nHgWiLoW6SI | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx6ToHS4IjM | | NASASpaceflight | https://youtube.com/watch?v=a5lxyXToh-4 | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGo0ENU9rBU | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1873229420040704063 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viXH1zsA23U |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight:
☑️ 62nd launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 12 days, 04:08:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 62nd consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 91st landing on ASOG
☑️ 392nd Falcon family booster landing, 406th Falcon recovery attempt
☑️ 131st Falcon 9 mission this year, 417th Falcon 9 mission overall
☑️ 133rd SpaceX mission of 2024, 433rd mission overall (excluding Starship flights)
☑️ 137th SpaceX launch this year, 449th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)
Mission info
A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch 4 MicroGEO satellites for Astranis. The satellites are designed to be much smaller than typical GEO sats and are therefore deployed closer to GEO, cutting down on the time between deployment and operation.
Of the four satellites, one named "AGILA" will provide broadband access to the Philippines through Orbits Corp, two named "NuView-A and NuView-B" will be leased to Anuvu to provide internet connectivity to airplanes and cruise ships, and the final satellite named "UtilitySat", which will be reconfigurable on orbit, will temporarily provide replacement services for the failed Arcturus satellite.