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SpaceX F9 : Merah Putih 2 (HTS 113BT) : CCSFS SLC-40 : 20 Feb. 2024 (20:11 UTC)
by
GewoonLukas_
on 02 Nov, 2023 08:25
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Discussion Thread for the launch of Telkomsat's Merah Putih 2 (HTS 113BT) satellite.
NSF Threads for Merah Putih 2 (HTS 113BT) :
DiscussionLaunched 20 February 2024 at 20:11 UTC (3:11 pm EST), from CCSFS SLC-40, on booster 1067-17. The first stage landed aboard Just Read the Instructions.Built by Thales Alenia Space, based on Spacebus-4000B2 platform, mass ~4.000kg
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GewoonLukas_
on 02 Nov, 2023 08:26
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THALES ALENIA SPACE AND TELKOM INDONESIA TO BUILD HTS 113BT TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE TO PROVIDE MORE CAPACITY OVER INDONESIA
28 OCT 2021
Thales Alenia Space announced that it has signed a contract with the leading satellite service provider in Indonesia, PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat) as subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom) a state-owned digital telecommunication company in Indonesia, to build HTS 113BT, a new High Throughput Satellite telecommunications satellite in C-band/Ku-Band from its orbital position at 113° East.
Thales Alenia Space is the program prime contractor and responsible for the design, construction, testing and on-ground delivery of the satellite. It is also in charge of the early orbital positioning phase (LEOP) and in-orbit tests (IOT). In addition, Thales Alenia Space will supply the Ground control segment and will train and support the Customer team of engineers on site. The in-orbit support will also be provided all along the satellite lifetime.
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.
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At the end of the video, they mention that HTS 113BT is scheduled to be launched by a SpaceX launch vehicle from Florida next year:
https://twitter.com/Thales_Alenia_S/status/1720002791962186140
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#2
by
Salo
on 18 Dec, 2023 16:13
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#3
by
GewoonLukas_
on 11 Jan, 2024 15:19
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Satellite is underway to Cape Canaveral. Based on this, I'd say launch is very likely next month:
Indonesian #telecommunications satellite Telkomsat HTS 113BT left the port of Nice on January 9 and is heading to Florida's Port Canaveral by sea. Check-out these stunning images of the #satellite being loaded inside its container in our clean rooms of Cannes end of last year.
https://twitter.com/Thales_Alenia_S/status/1745479785441120567
LC-39A will be occupied by IM-1 launch campaign, so launch will very likely be from SLC-40.
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#4
by
AndrewM
on 15 Jan, 2024 03:16
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#5
by
zubenelgenubi
on 16 Jan, 2024 00:47
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LC-39A will be occupied by IM-1 launch campaign, so launch will very likely be from SLC-40.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated January 15:
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A Falcon 9 will launch the Telkomsat communications satellite for Indonesia from pad 40 on mid-February TBD.
Edit/add
No mention yet of whether ASDS or RTLS will be used for first stage recovery.
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#6
by
xm11
on 16 Jan, 2024 06:12
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probley the launch will be end of febuary
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#7
by
GewoonLukas_
on 22 Jan, 2024 18:17
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#8
by
GewoonLukas_
on 24 Jan, 2024 12:35
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#9
by
GewoonLukas_
on 28 Jan, 2024 21:46
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#10
by
GewoonLukas_
on 31 Jan, 2024 17:59
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🛰️ SATELLITE ARRIVES AT PORT CANAVERAL 🚀 Special arrival for a satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. The satellite was carefully offloaded from the Ro-Ro cargo vessel MN Colibri and trucked to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, scheduled to launch in the coming weeks. The satellite, “Telkomsat HTS 113BT” was built for PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), one of the leading satellite service providers in Indonesia and will be used to enhance communications across Indonesia.
🌐 #SatelliteLaunch #SpaceTech @Thales_Alenia_S . .
https://twitter.com/PortCanaveral/status/1752757295941861523
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#11
by
gongora
on 02 Feb, 2024 15:24
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Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”),1 commencing February 20, 2024, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C-band earth station to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the HTS-113BT satellite.2 HTS-113BT is expected to launch no earlier than February 20, 2024.3 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 14 days.
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#12
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zubenelgenubi
on 03 Feb, 2024 18:32
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#13
by
zubenelgenubi
on 08 Feb, 2024 07:36
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HTS-113BT?
0006-EX-ST-2024 Mission 1794
Launching East from Florida, maybe from 39A?
[Launch] NET February 9
ASDS North 28 27 27 West 73 58 51
Cross-post:
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated February 8 after PACE launch; my bold:
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Intuitive Machines & NASA IM-1 Nova-C commercial lunar lander from pad 39A on February 14 at 12:57 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on February 14 in the late afternoon to evening EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Telkomsat communications satellite for Indonesia from pad 40 on February 20. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, Crew-8, from pad 39A on late February at the earliest, around 12-1 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
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#14
by
zubenelgenubi
on 11 Feb, 2024 18:53
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Which first stage will be used for this launch?
(semi-rhetorical question)
Falcon 9 first stages are now apparently cleared for use up to twenty times for non-crewed launches, although that number is apparently more restricted for Cargo Dragon or Cygnus than these other payloads.
1064.6 and 1065.6 are the Falcon Heavy side boosters for Europa Clipper.
1072.1 and 1086.1 are assigned as the side boosters for GOES-U. 1083.1 is reserved for Crew-8.
1073.13 and 1076.11 may undergo modifications to become Falcon Heavy side boosters for a future launch, but both are currently available for "single-stick" launches.
Available first stages, with UTC date of most recent recovery:
1069.13 Dec 29
1076.11 Jan 3
1067.17 Jan 7
1073.13 Jan 15
1080.6 Jan 18
1062.19 Jan 29 (maybe)
1077.11 Jan 30 (maybe)
Edit February 19: It's B1067.17, skipping over B1069.13 and B1076.11.
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#15
by
Ken the Bin
on 14 Feb, 2024 13:28
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NGA Rocket Launching notice that I think is for this launch.
Note that the Primary Day is February 19, not February 20.
141000Z FEB 24
NAVAREA IV 165/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
191753Z TO 192226Z FEB, ALTERNATE
1753Z TO 2226Z DAILY 20 THRU 23 FEB,
1803Z TO 2236Z DAILY 24 AND 25 FEB
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.01N 080-37.69W, 28-40.00N 080-12.00W,
28-32.00N 080-10.00W, 28-31.14N 080-33.35W.
B. 28-19.00N 074-43.00W, 28-44.00N 074-43.00W,
28-41.00N 072-17.00W, 28-33.00N 071-56.00W,
28-14.00N 072-00.00W, 28-06.00N 072-22.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 252336Z FEB 24.//
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#16
by
Ken the Bin
on 14 Feb, 2024 19:49
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A cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.
We're back to February 20.
141822Z FEB 24
NAVAREA IV 167/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
202011Z TO 202244Z FEB, ALTERNATE
1753Z TO 2226Z DAILY 21 THRU 23,
1803Z TO 2236Z DAILY 24 AND 25 AND
261803Z TO 262124Z FEB IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.01N 080-37.69W, 28-40.00N 080-12.00W,
28-32.00N 080-10.00W, 28-31.14N 080-33.35W.
B. 28-19.00N 074-43.00W, 28-44.00N 074-43.00W,
28-41.00N 072-17.00W, 28-33.00N 071-56.00W,
28-14.00N 072-00.00W, 28-06.00N 072-22.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 165/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 262224Z FEB 24.
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#17
by
OneSpeed
on 14 Feb, 2024 22:35
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A cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.
Map from the NGA notice. Area A doesn't include either of the landing zones (LZ-1 or LZ-2) so this is probably not a RTLS mission. If it is ASDS, then Area B could include both the ASDS and Fairing recovery coordinates, about 650 and 790km downrange respectively.
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#18
by
Martin_G
on 15 Feb, 2024 22:01
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#19
by
realnouns
on 16 Feb, 2024 23:05
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Signet Warhorse III + JRTI departed PC on Feb 16 @ 6:48pm ET