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SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying two satellites carrying ABS 3A & Eutelsat 115 West B
The SpaceX team has successfully launched another Falcon 9 rocket. The craft launched as scheduled, at 10:50PM ET, from Cape Canaveral, and is set to make a "soft landing" into the sea after it has carried its payload beyond the Earth's atmosphere. The rocket is unlikely to be recovered.
The rocket is carrying two all-electric commercial satellites built by Boeing. The satellites are from the French satellite provider Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite. According to Spaceflight Now, the satellites will rely entirely on energy-efficient electric ion engines to maintain their orbit for up to two decades.
ABS-3A will be located at 3°W connecting the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East
It will extend ABS' C and Ku-band coverage into the Atlantic Ocean Region
Three C-band beams will cover the Americas, the Middle East and Africa along with a global beam
Four Ku-band beams will cover Europe, MENA, South Africa and the Americas
The satellite will support VSAT services, TV distribution, IP trunking, cellular backhaul and maritime services,
The SpaceX team has successfully launched another Falcon 9 rocket. The craft launched as scheduled, at 10:50PM ET, from Cape Canaveral, and is set to make a "soft landing" into the sea after it has carried its payload beyond the Earth's atmosphere. The rocket is unlikely to be recovered.
The rocket is carrying two all-electric commercial satellites built by Boeing. The satellites are from the French satellite provider Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite. According to Spaceflight Now, the satellites will rely entirely on energy-efficient electric ion engines to maintain their orbit for up to two decades.
ABS-3A will be located at 3°W connecting the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East
It will extend ABS' C and Ku-band coverage into the Atlantic Ocean Region
Three C-band beams will cover the Americas, the Middle East and Africa along with a global beam
Four Ku-band beams will cover Europe, MENA, South Africa and the Americas
The satellite will support VSAT services, TV distribution, IP trunking, cellular backhaul and maritime services,