SpaceX Falcon Heavy, all 3 cores landed! Successful launch of Arabsat 6A (4/11/2019)

Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (the Apollo launch pad) Destination: Geostationary orbit A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the Arabsat 6A communications satellite for Arabsat of Saudi Arabia. Arabsat 6A will provide Ku-band and Ka-band communications coverage over the Middle East and North Africa regions, as well as a footprint in South Africa. This will be Falcon Heavy's first commercial launch (for a paying customer). In February 2018 SpaceX did a demonstration launch of Falcon Heavy, carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster with Starman up into space.  Delayed from first half of 2018 and late 2018. Delayed from March, April 7 & 8. Scrubbed April 10. #SpaceX #FalconHeavy #Arabsat #Arabsat6A  FALCON HEAVY INFO: Cost per launch (Reusable): $90M Cost per launch (Expendable): $150M Height: 70 m (230 ft) Diameter: 3.66 m (12.0 ft) Width: 12.2 m (40 ft) Mass: 1,420,788 kg (3,132,301 lb) Stages: 2+ Payload to LEO: 63,800 kg (140,700 lb) Payload to GTO: 26,700 kg (58,900 lb) Payload to Mars: 16,800 kg (37,000 lb) Payload to Pluto: 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)  FIRST STAGE CORE + 2 BOOSTERS: Engines: 9 Merlin 1D per each (core + 2 boosters) Thrust at Sea level: 7.6 MN (1,700,000 lbf) (each)  Thrust in Vacuum: 8.2 MN (1,800,000 lbf) (each) Total thrust at Sea level: 22.8 MN (5,100,000 lbf)  Total thrust in Vacuum: 24.6 MN (5,500,000 lbf) Specific impulse at Sea level: 282 seconds Specific impulse in Vacuum: 311 seconds Burn time (side boosters): 154 seconds Burn time (core): 187 seconds Fuel: Chilled RP-1 / Subcooled LOX  SECOND STAGE: Engines: 1 Merlin 1D Vacuum Thrust: 934 kN (210,000 lbf) Specific impulse: 348 seconds Burn time: 397 seconds Fuel: RP-1 / LOX  SATURN V INFO (for comparison): Saturn V cost per launch: $1.16B (adjusted) Saturn V Height: 110.6 m (363.0 ft) Saturn V Diameter: 10.1 m (33.0 ft) Saturn V Mass: 2,970,000 kg (6,540,000 lb) Saturn V Payload to LEO: 140,000 kg (310,000 lb) Saturn V First stage engines: 5 Rocketdyne F-1 Saturn V Total thrust at Sea level: 35.1 MN (7,891,000 lbf) Saturn V Specific impulse at Sea level: 263 seconds (2.58 km/s) Saturn V First stage Burn time: 168 seconds Saturn V First stage Fuel: RP-1 / LOX  If you enjoy space content, feel free to:  

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