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Launch Date: June 18 Launch Time: 5:35 p.m. EDT, 2135 UTC, 23:35 CEST Launch Window: 49 minutes Planned Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 Block 5 (Block B1080) Contractor: SES Flight Number: #9 Flown missions for the booster: 8 - Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions. Mission: Astra 1P/SES-24 Launch Location: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Launch Inclination: East Landing: Droneship “Just Read The Instructions“ (JRTI) SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, June 18 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES ASTRA 1P mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The two-hour and 49-minute launch window opens at 5:35 p.m. EDT, 2135 UTC and 23:25 CEST. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Wednesday, June 19 with the same window. 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 will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. ASTRA 1P/SES-24, a classic wide-beam satellite, will support SES's prime TV neighborhood and enable content owners and private and public broadcasters across Germany, France, and Spain to broadcast satellite TB channels in the highest picture quality most efficiently. It will be based on the full electric and powerful Sapcebus NEO platform developed by Thales Alenia Space, which has already been flight-proven in orbit. For more information about inclination, visit (available on the launch day).
