SpaceX Falcon 9 : JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 : December 16/17, 2019 - UPDATES

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1208157826834739201

Falcon goes horizontal before her journey home, synchronized with sunset 🌅 ...it’s been a good day Cape Canaveral 🚀

@SpaceXFleet @SpaceX @HoverSlamSpace

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/marekcyzio/status/1208404723663081472

@SpaceXFleet happening now

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/ken_kremer/status/1209203387910238208

On the Move! #SpaceX #Falcon9 rolls back horizontally  into the Cape at 1230 PM today Dec 23 @PortCanaveral. Recovered 1st stage + 4 retracted landing legs from @SpaceX #JCSAT18 #KACIFIC1 Dec 16 launch #pad40/landing #OCISLY

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Published on 23 Dec 2019
Booster 56 has retracted and loaded with landing legs on, three times in a row. SpaceX redesigned the struts on each leg to collapse under equal pressure beginning with B1056. This puts SpaceX much closer to the 24hr turnaround. Amazing engineering! Thanks for Subscribing! We are a US disabled veteran run, non-profit video production company whose mission is to bring other disabled US Veterans to witness a launch, experience US Space History and become part of our report. Our nonprofit 501(c)(3) is 100% tax deductible, just go to our webpage www.USLaunchReport.com which is merged with www.VeteransSpaceReport.com and find our Donate button. You can help change the life of a US Veteran.                  Thank You

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/nexthorizons_/status/1209354448113299456

The SpaceX Falcon 9 booster that flew the #JCSAT18 and #Kacific1 was seen today heading to get refurbished and reused.
SpaceX has made reusability the way of the future for spaceflight.

📸- Ben Durrance

[gongora]

Inclination: 26.64   Apogee: 29043   Perigee: 305

[Raul]

Satellite JCSat-18 has successfully reached the final GEO position in orbital slot 150° east longitude.

2019-091A - JCSAT 18 - 2019-12-30 17:41 UTC - 35779.25/35800.96km/0.08°

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/boeingspace/status/1224749650562965506

We recently completed handover of the Boeing-built JCSAT-18/Kacific1 satellite to SKY Perfect JSAT and @Kacific. The satellite will help connect underserved populations in remote islands throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

📸: @SpaceX

[jacqmans]

Kacific1 Broadband Services Commence Across Asia Pacific

Singapore, 9 March 2020 – Kacific1, Kacific Broadband Satellites Group’s (Kacific) first communications satellite, has entered commercial service and is ready to support customers across Asia Pacific.

Designed and manufactured by Boeing, Kacific1 is a high-throughput, ka-band satellite which successfully launched on 16 December 2019 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The payload and bus platform have been thoroughly tested and all 56 spot beams are now operating with full capability from the 150E orbital position.

“From the early design and through the construction phases, we knew that Kacific-1 would provide the Asia-Pacific region with cost-effective technology to transform lives and businesses with the best broadband available to remote areas. Now with the in-orbit tests completed, we can realize this huge potential.”  said Bob Perpall, Chief Technology Officer, Kacific.

“In the two months since launch, we’ve rolled out over a hundred trial sites across Asia Pacific and are extremely pleased with the technology’s performance. When we put up the initial carriers and saw the performance we were getting on that first terminal, we knew then that we had something wonderful to offer people.”

Kacific engineers are upskilling local engineers in the installation and maintenance of the satellite ground technology. The rapid rollout will continue in coming months connecting both new end users and those being transferred from the provisional Ku-band network to Kacific1’s Ka-band services.