Merah Putih 2 flies for Indonesia


. Photo Credit: Michael Howard
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. 

. Photo Credit: Michael Howard
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”. 

. Photo Credit: Graham Smith
 Image Credits:  Michael Howard and Graham Smith for We Report Space

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Merah Putih 2

SpaceX continued its’ steady cadence of rocket launches with the liftoff of the Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 HTS-113 BT telecommunications satellite


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