Thuraya 4-NGS launch thread
Thuraya 4-NGS launch thread
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-01-04, 01:27 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2025-01-03, 20:27 (EST) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA |
| Booster | 1073-20 |
| Landing | A Shortfall of Gravitas |
| Customer | Astranis |
| Payload | 4 MicroGEO satellites |
| Payload mass | 5000 kg |
| Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWvFLGnw2zE |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_qRqzDu4Ps |
| NASASpaceflight | https://youtube.com/watch?v=xjyYRhbP0Gg |
| The Launch Pad | https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uhu-0NmFiGU |
| SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1875350392487182454 |
| The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmBLV-ppU88 |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 1st launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 5 days, 20:27:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 1st Falcon 9 mission this year, 419th Falcon 9 mission overall
☑️ 1st SpaceX mission of 2025, 435th mission overall (excluding Starship flights)
☑️ 1st SpaceX launch this year, 450th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)
☑️ 67th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 92nd landing on ASOG
☑️ 393rd Falcon family booster landing, 408th Falcon recovery attempt
Mission info
Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being built by Airbus Defense and Space for the UAE based Yahsat. Based on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar-Neo Platform, Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a large 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing providing advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.