Optus X

active

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2024-212ALaunched 11/17/2024

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: TD7
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 11/17/2024

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787 km
Inclination: 0.01 deg
Dry Mass: 2,000 kg
Total Mass: 4,000 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM

Payload Class

D

Organizations

Operator: Singtel
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: Optus GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 5

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2024-212A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1275

Track

Mentions

2

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Northrop Grumman built the Optus X geostationary communications satellite for Australian operator Optus.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 17, 2024Australia’s Optus X payload or TD7 satellite on secret mission is launched by SpaceX from Florida

SpaceX will launch the Northrop Grumman-built geostationary communications satellite Optus X for Australian satellite operator Optus on Sunday, 2024-11-17 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center between 1:29 PM and 3:27 PM PST.

PlanRelationshipsValue 5.0Nov 16, 2024Northrop Grumman-built Optus X for Australia’s Optus ready for SpaceX launch on Sunday