Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the Optus-X/TD7 mission for SpaceX from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on Nov 17, 2024 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Launch Complex 39A · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7
Launched Nov 18, 2024 7:28:00 AMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
90° E
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 0.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
An unannounced geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman, alleged for the Australian telecommunications operator Optus. Details TBD.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Mon, Nov 18 · 7:28:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- GTO
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA