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Astra-1P / SES-24 (Falcon 9) 20 June 2024 |
Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
| A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES-24 / ASTRA 1P mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:35 p.m. on 20 June 2024. | |
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Artist rendition of the Astra-1P satellite in orbit. IMAGE CREDIT: Thales Alenia Space |
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| According to Thales Alenia Space, "ASTRA 1P, a classic wide-beam satellite, will support SES’s prime TV neighbourhood and enable content owners, private and public broadcasters across Germany, France and Spain to continue broadcasting satellite TV channels in the highest-picture quality in the most cost-efficient manner. It will be based on the full electric and powerful Spacebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space and already flight proven in orbit." | |
BOOSTER RETURN TO PORT CANAVERAL | 23 JUNE 2024 |
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| This is the ninth flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. | |
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