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Falcon 9 ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115W B

The launch was Boeing’s first-ever conjoined launch of a lighter-weight dual-commsat stack that was specifically designed to take advantage of the lower-cost SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Per satellite, launch costs were less than $30 million. The ABS satellite reached its final destination ahead of schedule and started operations on September 10.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Monday 2nd March 2015 at 03:50 UTC

Launch Pad

CCSFS SLC 40

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1014.1

Launch Success

Yes

Landing Attempt

No

Payloads

Payload
Customer
Manufacturer
Mass (kg)
Mass (lbs)
Orbit
ABS-3A

ABS

Boeing

1954
4307
GTO
Eutelsat 115 West B

Eutelsat

Boeing

2205
4861
GTO

Launch Photos

All of these images are from the SpaceX Flickr page and all of them belong to SpaceX

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Falcon 9 ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115W B Falcon 9 ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115W B Falcon 9 ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115W B Falcon 9 ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115W B Falcon 9 ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115W B Falcon 9 ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115W B
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