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Falcon 9 Es’hail 2

SpaceX’s eighteenth flight of 2018 was its first for Es’hailSat. Es’hail-2 is a communications satellite delivering television and internet to Qatar and the surrounding region. It was launched into a geostationary transfer orbit from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. The booster landed on OCISLY.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Thursday 15th November 2018 at 20:46 UTC

Launch Pad

KSC LC 39A

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1047.2

Launch Success

Yes

Landing Attempt

Yes

Landing Success

Yes

Landing Site

Of Course I Still Love You

Payloads

Payload
Customer
Manufacturer
Mass (kg)
Mass (lbs)
Orbit
Es’hail 2

Es’hailSat

Mitsubishi Electric

3000
6613.868
GTO

Launch Photos

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

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