2017

2017 · SpaceX

SES-10

successFalcon 9 Full Thrust | SES-10

SES-10 is a 5300 kg geostationary communications satellite, which will replace AMC 2 and AMC 3 satellites. It will provide coverage over Mexico, Central and South Americas, and the Caribbean. The SES-10 mission will mark a historic milestone on the road to full and rapid reusability as the world’s first reflight of an orbital class rocket. Falcon 9’s first stage for the SES-10 mission previously supported the successful CRS-8 mission in April 2016.

Overview

Date / time
March 30, 2017 at 10:27 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Mission
SES-10
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1