Falcon 9 launched GovSat-1 (SES-16), the first satellite for Luxembourg-based LuxGovSat, providing secure communications for Luxembourg's military and allied government users. The reused first stage, on its second flight, survived a water landing.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4 T (est.)
- Flight
- 23rd
- of 24 Falcon 9 Full Thrust flights
- Date and time
- 31 January 2018, 21:25 UTC
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2018-013
- Launches in 2018
- 13th of 114
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