SpaceX – NUSANTARA SATU Mission Success

SpaceX – NUSANTARA SATU Mission patch.

Feb. 21, 2019

SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying NUSANTARA SATU and Beresheet launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Nusantara Satu satellite, the Beresheet lunar spacecraft and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) S5 spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 22 February 2019, at 01:45 UTC (21 February, 20:45 EST).

Falcon 9 launches Nusantara Satu mission and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (Block 5 B1048) landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported the Iridium-7 mission in July 2018 and the SAOCOM 1A mission in October 2018.

Beresheet lunar spacecraft deployment

The Beresheet lunar spacecraft was successfully deployed approximately 34 minutes after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 22 February 2019, at 01:45 UTC (21 February, 20:45 EST).

 SpaceIL Lunar Lander

SpaceIL’s lunar spacecraft Beresheet (Hebrew for “in the beginning”) will travel for two months to the Moon using its own power. Once it arrives, Beresheet will be the smallest spacecraft to ever land on the Moon, at 600 kgs, Israel’s first spacecraft and the world’s first privately-funded spacecraft to reach the Moon.

Nusantara Satu satellite deployment

The Nusantara Satu satellite was successfully deployed approximately 45 minutes after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 22 February 2019, at 01:45 UTC (21 February, 20:45 EST).

 Nusantara Satu satellite

Nusantara Satu is Indonesia’s first high-throughput satellite that will serve to improve internet connectivity in the region.

Related articles:

NASA is Aboard First Private Moon Landing Attempt
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2019/02/nasa-is-aboard-first-private-moon.html

Israel wants to land on the Moon
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2018/07/israel-wants-to-land-on-moon.html

Related links:

SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/

Israel Space Agency (ISA): https://www.space.gov.il/en

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