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Badr 8 Mission

completedLaunch 2023-075
Launched 5/27/2023LEOService CSat STO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Badr 8
active
Communications
HEO
Arabsat GEO fleet
Launch Details
Launch Date
5/27/2023
Launch ID
2023-075
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
7
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

SpaceX launched the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit on Saturday, 2023-05-27 at 12:30 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

PlanValue 5.0May 29, 2023UPDATE 3: Bye-bye BADR-8 as SpaceX launches the Arabsat satellite to orbit

The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission completed its 14th launch and landing.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5May 29, 2023UPDATE 3: Bye-bye BADR-8 as SpaceX launches the Arabsat satellite to orbit

The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, and seven Starlink missions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 29, 2023UPDATE 3: Bye-bye BADR-8 as SpaceX launches the Arabsat satellite to orbit

The 2023-05-23 launch attempt for the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission was canceled due to weather.

PlanValue 3.0May 29, 2023UPDATE 3: Bye-bye BADR-8 as SpaceX launches the Arabsat satellite to orbit

The ARABSAT BADR-8 mission departed to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 29, 2023UPDATE 3: Bye-bye BADR-8 as SpaceX launches the Arabsat satellite to orbit

The 2023-05-26 launch window for the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission was 127 minutes long and opened at 11:25 p.m. ET (03:25 UTC on 2023-05-27).

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 29, 2023UPDATE 3: Bye-bye BADR-8 as SpaceX launches the Arabsat satellite to orbit

SpaceX was targeting Friday, 2023-05-26 for the Falcon 9 launch of the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

PlanValue 4.6May 29, 2023UPDATE 3: Bye-bye BADR-8 as SpaceX launches the Arabsat satellite to orbit