Spacex Hispasat Amazonas Nexus Launch

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SpaceX plans to launch the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus communication satellite on 2023-02-07 at 01:32 UTC. This will be the sixth flight of Falcon 9 booster B1073 with a turn-around time of 56 days since its last launch. The launch will be from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first stage booster will land downrange on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions. Weather is currently forecast as 90% favourable for launch.

The satellite will be placed on a geostationary transfer orbit with service destination at 61° west. Payload mass is 4500 kg.

Here is a pre-launch preview from Everyday Astronaut.

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This is their second launch of the week and their third launch in a week.

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Current reschedule:
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, February 5 at 7:32 p.m. ET (00:32 UTC on February 6)…

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Apparently bumped again, to tomorrow afternoon. (The 6th.)

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I have updated the main post for the new launch date and time of 2023-02-06 at 22:32 UTC. Weather is forecast as 90% favourable for this attempt.

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Slipped again to 2023-02-07 at 01:32 UTC.

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