March 4, 2016 at 11:35 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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March 4, 2016 at 11:35 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774
Containing 81 Ku-Band transponders, SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East to provide communication coverage for 22 million homes. The satellite will enhance SES’s existing coverage in Asia, Australia and also improve maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The 5300kg craft will use a xenon ion propulsion system for orbital manoeuvres to decrease the amount of propellant needed.
Falcon · Full Thrust
Height
71 m
Diameter
3.65 m
LEO capacity
22,800 kg
Successful launches
24
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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