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SpaceX Falcon 9 SES 18 & SES 19
17 March 2023 at 19:38
Space Launch Complex 40 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
MISSION:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites for SES in Luxembourg. SES 18 and 19, built by Northrop Grumman, will provide C-band television and data services over the United States.
The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
LAUNCHER VIEW:
Watch the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket from the following location:
ROCKET LAUNCH: March 17, 2023 | SpaceX Falcon 9 SES 18 & SES 19
LC-39 Observation Gantry
$49 in addition to daily admission
- Watch the rocket leave the launch pad
- Additional Launch Transportation Ticket (LTT) required in addition to valid daily admission ticket
- Approximately 3.4 miles / 5.5 kilometers from the launch pad
- Buses board at the engine end of the Saturn 1B rocket in the Rocket Garden at 17.45
- Start sound and communicator commentary is available
- Includes light snack and souvenir (redeemable at the LC-39 display site)
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