SpaceX Falcon 9 TurkmenAlem 1 Launch April 27 (Monday)

[Dr Mordrid]

TurkmenAlem 1

SpaceX's Falcon 9 will launch the TurkmenAlem 52E/MonacoSat 1 communications satellite for Thales Alenia Space and the government of Turkmenistan into a geostationary slot leased from the government of Monaco.

This launch will be SpaceX's fastest ever turnaround: just 13 days after the Dragon CRS-6 ISS resupply mission. Once SpaceX opens KSC LC-39-A (Q3 2015) and Launch Site Texas (2016) in addition to KSC LC-40 and Vandenberg SLC-4E their launches could be weekly or faster.

LC-39A's hangar alone will be able to process 5 Falcon 9's, or 1 Falcon Heavy and 2 Falcon 9's, simultaneously. Launch Site Texas may have a similar capacity.

Manufacturer: Thales Group
Mass: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
Landing attempt: not enough residual propellants
Weather: currently 60% GO

Launch: NET April 27, 2015
Window: 1814-1944 Local (Eastern)
Launch site: KSC LC-40
Destination: GTO
Static fire: completed
Readiness Review: completed

Webcasts

LiveStream

http://livestream.com/spacex/events/3995038

SpaceX (LiveStream mirror)

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

YouTube (LiveStream mirror, goes live a few hours before launch)

http://www.youtube.com/spacexchannel/

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[Dr Mordrid]

Perfect launch with just a short weather delay. Right down the pipe.

Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes 31s ago

Thales Alenia Space confirms TurkmenAlem 52E MonacoSat is healthy in orbit and sending signals. Mission success.