SES-10

SES-10
The launch of the SES-10 mission was the first ever launch with a recycled first stage rocket. Picture by Steve Jurvetson taken March 30, 2017 at 3:29 PM Eastern Time
Start date	March 30, 2017, 10:27 PM UTC
Launcher	Falcon 9 F9-33
Launch site	KSC LC 39-A
Takeoff mass	5300 kg
Manufacturer	Airbus Defense and Space
Satellite bus	Eurostar E3000
lifespan	15 years (planned)
operator	SES SA
Playback information
Transponder	55 Ku-band transponders
position
First position	67 ° west
drive	electric
List of geostationary satellites

The SES-10 is a commercial communications satellite , which the European, in Luxembourg -based satellite operator SES SA of Airbus Defense and Space was make to South America from a geostationary orbit at 67 ° West over the K _u band to supply communications services.

Reusing the Falcon first stage

The SES-10 mission of March 30, 2017 is historic in that, for the first time in the history of space travel, the space company SpaceX commissioned by SES to transport the satellite into space deployed a rocket , the first stage of which has already been launched (in the mission CRS-8 ) flew into space and flew back from there and landed on a SpaceX drone ship. In the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, 9 of the 10 Merlin engines are installed, as are the large tanks for the bulk of the rocket kerosene and liquid oxygen used for the mission, as well as large turbo pumps. The first stage represents about 80 percent of the value of the total rocket. Up until this flight, the rockets, which were built at great expense, could only be deployed once, a main reason for the enormous cost of space travel. With the refurbished first stage of the Falcon 9, both the transport of the second stage and the payload into space and a new landing on one of SpaceX's two autonomous spaceport drone ships , the Of Course I Still Love You , in the Atlantic Ocean were successful. The rocket was previously launched from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 A.

At this start, according to Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX, the used First Stage saved over half the cost of a new stage.

Attempt to land the payload fairing

During this flight, attempts were made for the first time to allow the payload fairing to re-enter the earth's atmosphere in a controlled manner and then to recover it. This also succeeded with half of the payload fairing.

The satellite

With the SES-10, the operator is replacing its AMC-3 and AMC-4 satellites . The 5.3-ton satellite carries 55 transponders that transmit in the Ku-band and is the 45th satellite from Airbus Defense and Space based on the Eurostar E3000 platform, the 10th with an electric drive and also the 10th . that the manufacturer makes for SES. The thrust of its electric drive, with which it stabilizes its orbit, is 13 kW . The satellite is designed for a service life of over 15 years. The position of 67 ° West is based on an agreement between SES and the Andean Community (formerly the Andean Pact), to which the states Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador and Peru belong as members. The satellite was commissioned by SES in February 2014.

After extensive tests in orbit, the satellite went into operation on May 15, 2017.

The first flight of a used rocket

Gwynne Shotwell , President and COO of SpaceX stated, " We are thrilled to have achieved the successful launch of a flight-proven Falcon 9. This is a historic milestone on the road to full and rapid reusability. It is gratifying that this milestone is shared with SES has been achieved with a company that has consistently supported SpaceX and innovation over the years. "

Web links

Information page from SES about SES-10 with maps about the range of the individual transponders

Videos

Individual evidence

↑ SpaceX Press Kit for the SES-10 mission , as of March 31, 2016.
↑ SES-10 Hosted Webcast SpaceX, March 30, 2017.
↑ SpaceX is really saving and planning for the future. Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
↑ Eluzabeth Lopatto: SpaceX even landed the nose cone from its historic used Falcon 9 rocket launch. In: The Verge. March 30, 2017, accessed February 22, 2018 .
↑ SES: SES-10's mission. Retrieved March 31, 2017 (English).
↑ Airbus Defense and Space: Airbus Defense and Space ships SES-10 telecom satellite to launch site. January 16, 2017, archived from the original on April 1, 2017 ; accessed on March 31, 2017 (English).
↑ Airbus Defense and Space: Airbus Defense and Space signs a new satellite contract with SES. February 20, 2014, archived from the original on January 16, 2017 ; accessed on March 31, 2017 (English).
^ SES: SES-10 Satellite Fully Operational over Latin America. May 15, 2017, accessed on May 16, 2017 .
↑ SES-10 was successfully transported into space with the help of SpaceX's flight-tested Falcon-9 rocket. Finanz.net, March 31, 2017, accessed March 31, 2017 .

[1] SpaceX Press Kit for the SES-10 mission , as of March 31, 2016.

[2] SES-10 Hosted Webcast SpaceX, March 30, 2017.

[3] SpaceX is really saving and planning for the future. Retrieved April 12, 2017 .

[4] Eluzabeth Lopatto: SpaceX even landed the nose cone from its historic used Falcon 9 rocket launch. In: The Verge. March 30, 2017, accessed February 22, 2018 .

[5] SES: SES-10's mission. Retrieved March 31, 2017 (English).

[6] Airbus Defense and Space: Airbus Defense and Space ships SES-10 telecom satellite to launch site. January 16, 2017, archived from the original on April 1, 2017 ; accessed on March 31, 2017 (English).

[7] Airbus Defense and Space: Airbus Defense and Space signs a new satellite contract with SES. February 20, 2014, archived from the original on January 16, 2017 ; accessed on March 31, 2017 (English).

[8] SES: SES-10 Satellite Fully Operational over Latin America. May 15, 2017, accessed on May 16, 2017 .

[9] SES-10 was successfully transported into space with the help of SpaceX's flight-tested Falcon-9 rocket. Finanz.net, March 31, 2017, accessed March 31, 2017 .