SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will deliver two commercial communications satellite, EUTELSAT 117 West and ABS-2A, to geostationary transfer orbits.
EUTELSAT 117 West B will be the second new-generation electric satellite in Eutelsat Americas' fleet and will strengthen the video capacities and offer key services to Latin America clients in the field of telecommunications and government services.
ABS-2A will be the second of the pair of the innovative all-electric propulsion satellites. ABS-2A will serve Africa, MENA, Russia, South Asia and South East Asia regions with video.
SpaceX is targeting launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 15. The approximately 45-minute launch window opens at 10:29 a.m. EDT (1429 GMT). EUTELSAT 117 West B will be deployed approximately 30 minutes after liftoff, and ABS-2A will be deployed 5 minutes later.
Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 will attempt an experimental landing on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship. As with other missions going to geostationary orbits, the first-stage will be subject to extreme velocities and re-entry heating, making a successful landing difficult.