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    SpaceX ABS 2A:Eutelsat 117W B

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    Eutelsat/ABS Mission will launch two commercial communications satellites, EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on June 15. Following stage separation, the first stage will attempt to land on a droneship. EUTELSAT 117 West B will be deployed 30 minutes after liftoff to serve Latin America, and ABS-2A will deploy 5 minutes later to serve Africa, MENA, Russia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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    Eutelsat/ABS Mission will launch two commercial communications satellites, EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on June 15. Following stage separation, the first stage will attempt to land on a droneship. EUTELSAT 117 West B will be deployed 30 minutes after liftoff to serve Latin America, and ABS-2A will deploy 5 minutes later to serve Africa, MENA, Russia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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    Eutelsat/ABS Mission will launch two commercial communications satellites, EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on June 15. Following stage separation, the first stage will attempt to land on a droneship. EUTELSAT 117 West B will be deployed 30 minutes after liftoff to serve Latin America, and ABS-2A will deploy 5 minutes later to serve Africa, MENA, Russia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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    SpaceX ABS 2A:Eutelsat 117W B

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    Eutelsat/ABS Mission will launch two commercial communications satellites, EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on June 15. Following stage separation, the first stage will attempt to land on a droneship. EUTELSAT 117 West B will be deployed 30 minutes after liftoff to serve Latin America, and ABS-2A will deploy 5 minutes later to serve Africa, MENA, Russia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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    Eutelsat/ABS Mission

    Mission Overview
    For this mission, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will
    deliver two commercial communications
    satellites to Geostationary Transfer Orbits
    (GTO). The two satellites, EUTELSAT 117 West
    B and ABS-2A, are operated respectively by
    Eutelsat and ABS – two companies that
    provide global communications services to a
    variety of users.

    SpaceX is targeting launch from Space Launch


    Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force
    Station, Florida on June 15. The approximately
    Official SpaceX Eutelsat/ABS mission patch
    45-minute launch window opens on June 15 at
    10:29am ET, 2:29pm UTC. EUTELSAT 117 West B will be deployed approximately 30
    minutes after liftoff, and ABS-2A will be deployed 5 minutes later.

    Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 will attempt an experimental landing
    on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship. As with other GTO missions, the first-stage
    will be subject to extreme velocities and re-entry heating, making a successful landing
    difficult.

    Payload
    The payload for this mission is two communications satellites, both built by Boeing Satellite
    Systems. They each have 48 transponders and 4 dedicated Ku-band transmitters.

    EUTELSAT 117 West B will be the second new-generation electric satellite in Eutelsat
    Americas’ fleet and will strengthen the video capacities and offer key services to Latin
    America clients in the field of telecommunications and government services.

    For more information about EUTELSAT 117 West B, click here.

    ABS-2A will be the second of the pair of the innovative all-electric propulsion satellites.
    ABS-2A will serve Africa, MENA, Russia, South Asia and South East Asia regions with video
    and key communications services at 75°E.

    For more information about ABS-2A, click here.

    SpaceX.com June 2016


    Mission Timeline
    COUNTDOWN
    Hour/Min/Sec Events
    - 00:38 Launch Conductor takes launch readiness poll
    - 00:35 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) and LOX (liquid oxygen) loading underway
    - 00:10 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
    - 00:02 Range Control Officer (USAF) verifies range is go for launch
    - 00:01:30 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
    - 00:01 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
    - 00:01 Pressurize propellant tanks
    - 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
    00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff

    LAUNCH AND SATELLITE DEPLOYMENT (all times approximate)


    Hour/Min/Sec Events
    00:01:17 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
    00:02:36 1st stage engine shutdown/main engine cutoff (MECO)
    00:02:39 1st and 2nd stages separate
    00:02:47 2nd stage engine starts first burn
    00:03:34 Fairing deployment
    00:09:22 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
    00:25:54 2nd stage engine restarts for second burn
    00:26:58 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
    00:30:29 EUTELSAT 117 West B deployment
    00:35:29 ABS-2A deployment

    Launch Facility
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
    SpaceX’s Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is a world-class
    launch site that builds on a strong heritage. The site, located at the north end of the Cape, was
    used for many years to launch Titan rockets, among the most powerful rockets in the U.S. fleet.
    SpaceX took over the facility in May 2008.

    The center of the complex is composed of the concrete launch pad and flame exhaust duct.
    Surrounding the pad are four lightning towers, propellant storage tanks, and the integration
    hangar. Before launch, Falcon 9’s stages and payload are housed inside the hangar. The
    encapsulated payload was transported to the SLC-40 hangar and mated to the Falcon 9 already
    on the transporter erector. The rocket and payload are then rolled out from the hangar to the
    launch pad on fixed rails and lifted to a vertical position prior to launch.

    Resources
    SPACEX CONTACT | John Taylor, Director of Communications, 310-363-6703, media@spacex.com.
    PHOTOS | High-resolution photos will be posted at spacex.com/media and flickr.com/spacex.
    WEBCAST | Launch webcast will be live about 20 minutes before launch at spacex.com/webcast.

    SpaceX.com June 2016

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