The other side booster on the ViaSat-3 Americas Falcon Heavy mission previously supported Arabsat-6A and STP-2.
The Falcon 9 booster used for the KPLO launch previously supported the launches of Arabsat-6A, STP-2, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2, and two Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 booster that launched COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 previously supported the launches of Arabsat-6A and STP-2.
Falcon Heavy launched the Arabsat-6A communications satellite in April 2019.
Arabsat-6A and SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 were expected to launch in 2018 but instead launched in 2019 following manufacturing and launch vehicle delays.
Arabsat-6A and SaudiGeoSat-1/Hellas Sat-4 were the other two commercial LM2100 satellites built at a loss and are two Arabsat spacecraft.
SpaceX previously used the same payload fairing on the Arabsat-6A Falcon Heavy launch in April 2019.
Arabsat chose Falcon Heavy to extend Arabsat-6A’s lifespan beyond the typical 15 years for a geostationary communications satellite.
Arabsat chose the Falcon Heavy for Arabsat-6A to extend the satellite’s operational life beyond the typical 15 years for a geostationary communications satellite.
Arabsat-6A will perform 16 to 17 days of orbit raising using its chemical propulsion system to reach geostationary orbit at 36,0 m above Earth.
SpaceX launched the Arabsat-6A communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit on 2019-04-11.
SpaceX’s three Falcon Heavy booster cores performed a static-fire test on the pad on 2020-04-05 in preparation for the Arabsat-6A launch.
SpaceX is preparing to launch the Arabsat-6A satellite on the second flight of Falcon Heavy, with the launch scheduled for 2020-04-09 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.
Arabsat 6A and STP-2 are intended to serve as two final milestones to complete Falcon Heavy’s certification plan.
Arabsat has a second LM2100 satellite, Arabsat-6A, slated to launch later 2019 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.