SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, February 20 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The two-hour window opens at 3:11 p.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Wednesday, February 21 with a four-hour window opening at 12:53 p.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about 15 minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This will be the 17th launch of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA, and eight Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
HTS-113BT (Merah Putih 2)
HTS-113BT is a new High Throughput Satellite telecommunications satellite in C-band/Ku-Band for PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), a state-owned digital telecommunication company in Indonesia, for its orbital position at 113° East. The cost is $67,000,000.
Built on Thales Alenia Space’s historical Spacebus 4000B2 platform, HTS-113BT will provide more than 32 Gbps capacity over Indonesia. The satellite will weigh about 4 metric tons at launch and will be delivered early 2024 for a 15-year expected lifetime.