SpaceX Nusantara Satu

Nusantara Satu Mission
MISSION OVERVIEW
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, February 21 for launch of
the Nusantara Satu satellite from Space Launch Complex
40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
The 32-minute launch window opens at 8:45 p.m. EST, or
1:45 UTC on February 22. Falcon 9 will also deliver the
Beresheet lunar spacecraft and Air Force Research
Laboratory (AFRL) S5 spacecraft to orbit. Deployments
will occur at approximately 33 and 44 minutes after liftoff.
A 32-minute backup launch window opens on Friday,

February 22 at 8:41 p.m. EST, or 1:41 UTC on February
23.
Falcon 9’s first stage for the Nusantara Satu mission

previously supported the Iridium-7 mission in July 2018
and the SAOCOM 1A mission in October 2018. Following
stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to land Falcon 9’s
first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship,
Official Nusantara Satu Mission Patch
which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
PAYLOADS
SSL built the Nusantara Satu satellite for PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), a leading Asian provider of
satellite-based telecommunication services. Nusantara Satu is Indonesia’s first high-throughput satellite
that will serve to improve internet connectivity in the region. Additionally, the satellite’s C-band and Ku-
band transponders will be used for voice and data communications and video distribution throughout the
Indonesian archipelago. In order to bring a secondary payload to orbit, SSL designed Nusantara Satu
using its next-generation electric propulsion system. The launch demonstrates SSL’s ability to take small
rideshare satellites to geostationary orbit efficiently and economically.
SpaceIL’s lunar spacecraft Beresheet (Hebrew for “in the beginning”), which competed in the Google
Lunar XPrize, will be the smallest spacecraft to ever land on the Moon, at only 1,322 lbs, or 600 kgs.
Upon deployment, it will travel to the Moon using its own power, a voyage that will take nearly two
months. Once it arrives, Beresheet will be Israel’s first spacecraft and the world’s first privately-funded
spacecraft to reach the Moon. Its mission is to transmit photos and video of its new home and conduct
scientific measurements.
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) S5 experimental small spacecraft, developed and integrated
by Blue Canyon Technologies, will carry out a one-year mission. The S5 mission leverages commercial
advances and services in a rapid demonstration of small satellite capabilities.
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MISSION TIMELINE (ALL TIMES APPROXIMATE)
COUNTDOWN
Hour/Min/Sec Events
- 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
- 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading underway
- 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading underway
- 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading underway
- 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
- 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
- 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
- 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
- 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
- 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff
LAUNCH AND SATELLITE DEPLOYMENT

Hour/Min/Sec Events
00:01:07 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:37 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:40 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:48 2nd stage engine starts
00:03:46 Fairing deployment
00:06:44 1st stage entry burn complete
00:08:07 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:08:32 1st stage landing
00:27:03 2nd stage engine restarts
00:28:08 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:33:39 Beresheet deployment
00:44:38 Nusantara Satu and Air Force Research Laboratory S5 deployment
LAUNCH FACILITY
Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
SpaceX’s 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 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, was used for many
years to launch Titan rockets, among the most powerful 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 diverter system.
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 payload is mated to the
Falcon 9 inside SLC-40’s hangar on the transporter erector. The rocket and payload are then rolled out
from the hangar to the launch pad and lifted to a vertical position.
RESOURCES
SpaceX Contact | James Gleeson, Communications Director, 202-649-2633, media@spacex.com.
Photos | High-resolution photos will be posted at flickr.com/spacex.
Webcast | Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff at spacex.com/webcast.
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A 32-minute backup launch window opens on Friday,

Falcon 9’s first stage for the Nusantara Satu mission

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LAUNCH AND SATELLITE DEPLOYMENT

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