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Turksat 5B Mission

completedLaunch 2021-126
Launched 12/19/2021LEOService CSat STO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Turksat 5B
active
Communications
HEO
Turksat GEO fleet
Launch Details
Launch Date
12/19/2021
Launch ID
2021-126
Launch Profile
Sat STO O
Service Type
C
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
SpaceX
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 1
Track
Mentions
2
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Less than 16 hours after the Vandenberg Starlink launch on 2021-12-18, SpaceX launched the Turksat 5B mission to geostationary transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

GeneralValue 4.6Dec 18, 2021SpaceX Launches Two Missions In Less Than 16 Hours

The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the Turksat 5B mission previously supported the launches of CRS-22 and Crew-3.

GeneralValue 3.5Dec 18, 2021SpaceX Launches Two Missions In Less Than 16 Hours