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SpaceX Launches Optus-X/TD7 Mission from Kennedy Space Center at 5:28 PM EST on Nov 17
Nov 17, 2024, 09:11 PM
SpaceX successfully launched the Optus-X/TD7 mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on Nov 17. The launch, originally scheduled for 4:29 PM EST, experienced several delays and ultimately took place at 5:28 PM EST within a two-hour window. This mission marks the 16th flight for the Falcon 9 booster B1077, which successfully landed on the droneship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The payload, referred to as TD7 by SpaceX and Optus-X by the U.S. Space Force, is a telecommunications satellite.
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