Merah Putih 2 flies for Indonesia
Cape Canaveral S.F.S. FL. – On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, SpaceX continued its’ steady cadence of rocket launches with the liftoff of the Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 HTS-113 BT telecommunications satellite for the nation of Indonesia. Liftoff came at 3:11 PM EST from Launch Complex 40 along Florida’s Space Coast.
Shortly after launch, the previously flown first stage booster made a successful landing down range on the recovery ship “Just Read the Instructions”.
Image Credits: Michael Howard and Graham Smith for We Report SpacePhotos
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