Well folks, it’s another non-Starlink launch!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-02-20, 20:11 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-02-20, 15:11 (EST) |
| Mission | HTS-113BT (Merah Putih 2) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. |
| Booster | B1067-17 |
| Landing | Just Read the Instructions |
| Payload | HTS-113BT (Merah Putih 2) |
| Customer | Telkom Indonesia |
| Mission success criteria | Successful launch and delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJd6sIXBR_I |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzYonTLnRY0 |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3lEbob3eOg |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR-kgH4tz8U |
| SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1760033319914471629#m |
| The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcMgv7qw7kQ |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 7th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 5 days, 21:41:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 72nd landing on JRTI
☑️ 16th Falcon 9 launch this year, 302nd Falcon 9 launch overall
☑️ 229th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)
☑️ 275st Falcon booster landing, 286th Falcon recovery attempt
☑️ 316th SpaceX mission overall (excluding Starship hops)
☑️ 327rd SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)
Mission info
HTS-113BT is a new High Throughput Satellite telecommunications satellite in C-band/Ku-Band for PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), a state-owned digital telecommunication company in Indonesia, for its orbital position at 113° East.
Built on Thales Alenia Space’s historical Spacebus 4000B2 platform, HTS-113BT will provide more than 32 Gbps capacity over Indonesia. The satellite will weigh about 4 metric tons at launch and will be delivered early 2024 for a 15-year expected lifetime.