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Falcon 9 SES-16 / GovSat-1

Reused booster from the classified NROL-76 mission in May 2017. Following a successful experimental ocean landing that used three engines, the booster unexpectedly remained intact; Elon Musk stated in a tweet that SpaceX will attempt to tow the booster to shore.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Wednesday 31st January 2018 at 21:25 UTC

Launch Pad

CCSFS SLC 40

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1032.2

Launch Success

Yes

Landing Attempt

Yes

Landing Success

Yes

Landing Site

Unknown

Payloads

Payload
Customer
Manufacturer
Mass (kg)
Mass (lbs)
Orbit
GovSat-1

GovSat

Orbital ATK

4230
9325.6
GTO

Launch Photos

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

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