SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Hispasat 30W-6 Mission patch.
March 6, 2018
Falcon 9 carrying Hispasat 30W-6 launch
Falcon 9 successfully delivered the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Tuesday, March 6 after launching from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
HISPASAT 30W-6 Mission
The Hispasat 30W-6 satellite was deployed approximately 33 minutes after launch. SpaceX did not attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage after launch due to unfavorable weather conditions in the recovery area off the Atlantic Coast.
Hispasat 30W-6 satellite
Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite, formerly known as Hispasat 1F, for Madrid-based Hispasat. Hispasat 30W-6 will provide television, broadband, corporate networks and other communications services over Europe, North Africa and the Americas. The Hispasat 30W-6 satellite was built by Space Systems/Loral.
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