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Jupiter 3 Mission

completedLaunch 2023-108
Launched 7/29/2023GEOService CSat GEO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Jupiter 3
active
Communications
GEO
EchoStar GEO fleet
Launch Details
Launch Date
7/29/2023
Launch ID
2023-108
Launch Profile
Sat GEO O
Service Type
C
Orbit
GEO
Launch Stack
Operator
SpaceX
Launch Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39A, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 1
Track
Mentions
10
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The Falcon Heavy side boosters that supported the Jupiter-3 mission had previously flown on the USSF-44 mission in November and the USSF-67 mission earlier in 2023.

GeneralPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 29, 2023Falcon Heavy sends Jupiter-3 broadband giant toward geostationary orbit

The Jupiter-3 mission was delayed from 2023-07-26 after an abort was called with about a minute remaining in the countdown.

PlanValue 3.0Jul 29, 2023Falcon Heavy sends Jupiter-3 broadband giant toward geostationary orbit

The two Falcon Heavy side boosters on the Jupiter-3 mission previously supported the USSF-44 and USSF-67 launches.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Jul 29, 2023UPDATE: Nighttime success as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy lifts Hughes JUPITER 3 on its mission

Both of Falcon Heavy’s side boosters for the JUPITER 3 mission previously supported USSF-44 and USSF-67.

GeneralValue 4.0Jul 27, 2023UPDATE: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy’s delay again of Hughes JUPITER 3 mission

SpaceX targeted Thursday, 2023-07-27 for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 27, 2023UPDATE: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy’s delay again of Hughes JUPITER 3 mission

SpaceX targeted Friday, 2023-07-28, 11:04 p.m. EDT for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 27, 2023UPDATE: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy’s delay again of Hughes JUPITER 3 mission

The 99-minute launch window for the Falcon Heavy Hughes JUPITER 3 mission opens at 11:04 p.m. ET (03:04 UTC on 2023-07-29).

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 27, 2023UPDATE: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy’s delay again of Hughes JUPITER 3 mission

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2023-07-27 for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 26, 2023SpaceX’s Hughes Jupiter 3 mission aborted and rescheduled

Falcon Heavy’s Hughes JUPITER 3 mission is scheduled to launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 26, 2023SpaceX’s Hughes Jupiter 3 mission aborted and rescheduled

The 99-minute launch window for the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission opens at 11:04 p.m. ET (03:04 UTC on 2023-07-28).

PlanValue 4.0Jul 26, 2023SpaceX’s Hughes Jupiter 3 mission aborted and rescheduled