SpaceX launches Nilesat-301 on first GTO mission of 2022

SpaceX launched its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket with the Nilesat-301 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on Wednesday. Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Falcon 9 embarked on its first GTO mission of the year at 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC). Flying this mission was first stage booster B1062-7, making its seventh flight. After it completed its main task of lifting the second stage and payload out of the atmosphere, the booster landed on SpaceX’s drone ship Just Read the Instructions. B1062 was first launched as part of the GPS-III SV04 mission in November 2020; it has gone on to launch GSP-III SV05, Inspiration 4, Axiom-1, and two Starlink missions. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Jun 9)