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February 17, 2023
SpaceX Falcon 9 Inmarsat 6

Launched: 11:12 PM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1077, 3rd Flight
Payload: Inmarsat 6: 12,048 pounds (over 6 tons), communications satellite for London-based Inmarsat. Built by Airbus Defense and Space

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Inmarsat weighed 12,048 pounds at launch, with over a ton of xenon gas to fuel the satellite's propulsion system
Target orbit: Geostationary transfer orbit

Booster history: 3rd mission. 145th flight of a reused Falcon 9 booster
Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'Just Read the Instructions' (JRTI) 410 miles east Cape Canaveral
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'xx'

SpaceX Stats:
11th launch of the year.

205th orbital flight for Falcon 9.
114th launch from SLC-40.