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November 11, 2024 (Veterans Day)
SpaceX Falcon 9 Koreasat SA

Launched: 1:28 PM
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 39A, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1067, 23rd Flight
Booster return to Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)

Payload: 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and 6 for TV broadcasting. Replaces Koreasat 6 launched in 2010
Koreasat SA weighs about 3.5 metric tons. It has been designed to operate for at least 15 years.

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VIDEOS

Camera 1

Camera 2 (Very Hi-Power)

Booster history: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, SL 4-34, Hotbird 13G, O3b mPOWER A, SL 5-2, SL 5-5, SL 5-9, Satria, SL 6-10, SL 6-22, SL 6-29, SL 6-35, Merah Putih 2, SL 6-45, SL 6-55, SL 8-5, SL 8-3, Galileo L13.
Booster recovery: Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'Bob'

SpaceX Stats:
112th launch of the year and the 4th launch of the month.

391st orbital flight for Falcon 9.
92nd launch from LC-39A.
47th landing at LZ-1.
24th consecutive landing without a fail.
202nd launch dedicated to Starlink.

Target orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)