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Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Payload User's Guide - SpaceX

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4.1.6. Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Kwajalein)<br />

<strong>Payload</strong> Mass (kg)<br />

8000<br />

7000<br />

6000<br />

5000<br />

4000<br />

3000<br />

2000<br />

1000<br />

0<br />

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000 90000 100000<br />

Apogee Altitude (km) with 185 km perigee (Kwajalein)<br />

<strong>Falcon</strong> 9 User’s <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Figure 4‐6 ‐ <strong>Falcon</strong> 9 Block 2 Performance to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Kwajalein)<br />

Table 4‐6 ‐ <strong>Falcon</strong> 9 Block 2 Performance to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Kwajalein)<br />

Orbit Altitude<br />

<strong>Payload</strong> Mass (kg)<br />

Inclination (deg)<br />

(km) 9 5 0<br />

10000 7203 6859 5750<br />

20000 5638 5408 4618<br />

30000 4935 4744 4074<br />

35786 4682 4503 3875<br />

40000 4537 4365 3759<br />

50000 4282 4120 3552<br />

60000 4103 3949 3407<br />

70000 3972 3823 3299<br />

80000 3871 3727 3216<br />

90000 3792 3650 3150<br />

100000 3727 3588 3097<br />

9 deg inclination<br />

5 deg inclination<br />

0 deg inclination<br />

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