flown by SpaceX USA

ABS-3A

Success
MAR 02201503:50:00 UTC

Falcon 9 launched two Boeing 702SP satellites, ABS-3A and Eutelsat 115 West B, stacked together and released into a super-synchronous transfer orbit of about 63,000 x 400 km. Both are all-electric: they used their own electric thrusters, with no chemical propulsion, to reach their final positions.

launched from SLC-40 Canaveral

aboard Falcon 9 v1.1 into GSO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

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Booster

B1014

no recovery attempt

Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Eutelsat 115 West B

    Communications

  • 02

    ABS-3A

    Communications

last updated Oct 20, 2026