TürkmenÄlem 52E

Falcon 9 launched Turkmenistan's first satellite, a communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for the 52 degrees East orbital slot. The slot is registered to Monaco, which let Turkmenistan use it in exchange for 12 of the satellite's 38 Ku-band transponders; the other 26 are reserved for Turkmenistan.

The launch slipped about five weeks from its 21 March date after high-pressure helium tanks from the same production lot as this rocket's failed testing at SpaceX's factory. The tanks on this Falcon 9 were replaced before flight.