1y ago

Eutelsat 36D Launch Discussion and Updates Thread!

First launch of a potential triple-header today!

Scheduled for (UTC)	2024-03-30 21:52
Scheduled for (local)	2024-03-30, 17:52 (EDT)
Launch site	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Payload	Eutelsat 36D
Booster	B1076-12
Landing site	Just Read the Instructions
Customer	Eutelsat
Mission success criteria	Successful delivery of satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Webcasts

Stream	Link
Space Affairs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSmIEWK5sfQ
Spaceflight Now	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EKCAe8gqZo
NASASpaceflight	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqBuJMOfP_M
The Launch Pad
SpaceX	https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1774189970632405466
The Space Devs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddi_K44pj7o

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 7th launch from LC-39A this year

☑️ 6 days, 18:43:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 30th orbital SpaceX launch this year, 31st overall SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 76th landing on JRTI

☑️ 30th Falcon 9 launch this year, 316th Falcon 9 launch overall

☑️ 244th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)

☑️ 289th Falcon family booster landing, 300th Falcon recovery attempt!

☑️ 330th SpaceX mission overall (excluding Starship hops)

☑️ 342nd SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)

Mission Details and Payload Info 🚀

Link	Source
SpaceX mission website	SpaceX
NextSpaceflight page	NextSpaceflight

Eutelsat 36D is a planned new generation multi-mission geostationary telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat, replacing and enhance capacity at 36° East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over Africa, Russia, and Europe.
It is based on the Airbus Eurostar-Neo platform, with electric power generation capability of 18 kW, EOR (Electric Orbit Raising) capability, and a launch mass of 5 tons.
With 70 Ku-band transponders over five downlink beams and a steerable antenna, Eutelsat 36D provides flexibility and performance optimisation to deliver service in Africa, Russia and Europe for an operational lifetime of more than 15 years.