Tag: Falcon 9

SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-27

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARE

EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-146

First batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Nusantara Lima

Nusantara Lima is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite with a capacity of more than 160 Gbps.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | GSAT-20

GSAT-20 is an Indian geostationary Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite. GSAT 20 is reportedly built on the I-6K unified modular bus and features a Ka-band high-throughput communications payload with 70 Gbps throughput utilizing multiple spot beams providing broadband services across the Indian region. It will be the first fully Electric Propulsion/EP enabled satellite which…
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Polaris Dawn

First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 4x Astranis MicroGEO

Four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 6A

Türksat 6A is Turkey’s first domestically manufactured geostationary communications satellite. It is to reside in 42° East orbital slot, providing services to customers in Turkey, as well as in Europe, Northern coast of Africa, Middle East, India and Indonesia.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 2 x Galileo

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system.