Falcon 9 Block 5 | Koreasat 6A
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the Koreasat 6A mission for SpaceX from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on Nov 11, 2024 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Complex 39A · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Koreasat 6A
Launched Nov 12, 2024 2:22:00 AMSuccess
24 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
The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010. Koreasat 6A will be based on the manufacturer’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch. It will be designed to operate for at least 15 years.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- KOREASAT 6A · NORAD 61910
- STARLINK-32303 · NORAD 61912
- STARLINK-32354 · NORAD 61932
- STARLINK-32361 · NORAD 61933
- STARLINK-32420 · NORAD 61931
- STARLINK-32434 · NORAD 61913
- STARLINK-32460 · NORAD 61914
- STARLINK-32500 · NORAD 61935
- STARLINK-32536 · NORAD 61925
- STARLINK-32537 · NORAD 61923
- STARLINK-32541 · NORAD 61916
- STARLINK-32544 · NORAD 61917
- STARLINK-32547 · NORAD 61919
- STARLINK-32555 · NORAD 61918
- STARLINK-32564 · NORAD 61924
- STARLINK-32567 · NORAD 61930
- STARLINK-32579 · NORAD 61922
- STARLINK-32605 · NORAD 61921
- STARLINK-32609 · NORAD 61929
- STARLINK-32616 · NORAD 61920
- STARLINK-32620 · NORAD 61928
- STARLINK-32622 · NORAD 61927
- STARLINK-32624 · NORAD 61926
- FALCON 9 R/B · NORAD 61911
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Tue, Nov 12 · 2:22:00 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