SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Türksat 6A

Türksat 6A is a satellite that will provide data relay for civil and military communications to the Anatolian peninsula as well as most of the European continent, the Middle East, and the westernmost part of the Russian Federation.
Window Opens: July 8th at 5:20PM EDT (21:20 UTC)
Window Closes: July 8th at 9:14PM EDT (01:14 UTC on the 9th)
Mission: F9 launch of Türksat 6A communications satellite
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster: B1076
Booster history: CRS SpX-26, OneWeb #16, SL 6-1, Intelsat 40e, SL 6-3, SL 6-6, SL 6-14, SL 6-21, o3b mPOWER, Ovzon-3, SL 6-40, Eutelsat 36D, SL 6-54, SL 6-64
Booster recovery: Just Read The Instructions (JRTI)
Fairing recovery: Bob
Rocket trajectory: Straight east out from the Cape
Payload mass: 4250kg
Stubby nozzle: NO (thankfully)
Stats:
· SpaceX's 71st launch of the year and the 2nd launch of the month.
· 334th Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9's 352nd orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 196th launch from SLC-40.
· 86th landing on JRTI out of 87 attempts.
· 254th successful landing since the last failed one.
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[@MrKellymcilrath]

Awesome coverage NSF!!!! Glad to see Alex got to see his first falcon 9 launch live!!! thank you!!!

[@DebraJean196]

Came in late, just in time for fueling to start. Wanted to hear the infamous “NSF Sticker Podcast” so I had to go back and start over from the beginning after the launch. Glad I did, beautiful weather shots, rainbow shots, and great conversation!!!!!

[@patrickskelly7520]

2:32:36 is when it finally blast off.

[@treasurerFinleyASC]

So happy for Alex to see his first rocket launch. May there be many more! Now, why doesn't Ryan think he will ever see a live launch? Sutherland can't be that far away.

[@edgartorbert819]

Alex, enjoy your stay at the Cape.

[@alientehnologi]

3:00:06 Pressure differential that suck it in to the plume? In a vacuum? Really? That was second stage accelerating.

[@snnrslnx]

Heat change because of radiation maybe

[@IsabellaIsabella-mc1tx]

Thanks Alex your're great! ❤

[@residuevideos]

GO TURKIYE!

[@Starpopper800]

Thank you for not talking over the roar…mostly!

[@Krishell]

We almost got a octograber view 🎉

[@234sail]

Great coverage!!

[@alissa7001]

LOVE FROM TURKİYE

[@AerospaceHorizon]

2:42:04 26 969 km/h!

[@billybobjohn8955]

🤘

[@daveschneider4723]

Nice rainbow at t=2795 (46 min in)

[@herbbayer9099]

Hi guys and thank you very much for

[@herbbayer9099]

Thank you for the great coverage!

[@abdullahunal1108]

This will greatly increase the UAV capability of the Turkish drone fleet. Now they can sell satellite controlled drones to all the way to far east and all of Africa.

[@anonymoussoul3343]

it's a TV satellite.

[@abdullahunal1108]

@@anonymoussoul3343 No, it's a communications satellite. It provides secure x-band military communication as well as TV broadcast. Check the Wikipedia page. Also, how do you think TR can manage it's satcom UAVs? TurkSat series is the only communications satellites TR has.

[@abdullahunal1108]

@@anonymoussoul3343 read the Wikipedia page. (are my replies being removed?)

[@laurarexroad4521]

My question is at 2:13:57

[@bocotton4419]

2:36:38 What is the copper colored light? Is it the moon?

[@anonymoussoul3343]

it's called lens flare

[@bocotton4419]

@anonymoussoul3343 no that thing was curved behind the earth an slowly popped into visibility

[@user-zk3uj7dx6k]

Norad ID???

[@jackrodgersjr]

Boring,,

[@NASCARBotWCUE]

Someone does not like rocket and still is giving views

[@liamprincetech]

Interesting enough for you to be a troll asshat

[@lucian6172]

Those permits are still missing and the scammers were not declassified yet.