LC-39A has new cladding edition

WHEN: Window is 3:46 p.m. EST / 20:46 UTC to 5:29 p.m. EST / 22:29 UTC
STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhTbzc-BqKs
PRESS KIT: https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/eshail-2_mission_press_kit_11_14_2018.pdf
Probability of weather delay: 40% (Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule)
Backup launch window: 3:48 p.m. EST / 20:48 UTC to 5:29 p.m. EST / 22:29 UTC on Friday, November 16

~ Primary Mission ~
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (East Coast)
Booster core number & previous missions: B1047.2; Telstar 19 (July 2018)
Payload: "Es’hail-2" communication satellite built by Mitsubishi Electric for Qatar Satellite Company
Payload mass & destination orbit: 3000kg; 26° (GEO)
Payload information:
>Es’hail-2 will have Ku-band and Ka-band capabilities and support TV distribution, telecoms and government services to strategic stakeholders and commercial customers who value broadcasting independence, interference resilience, quality of service and wide geographical coverage. The satellite will also provide greater capability for anti-jamming protection and redundancy and back-up for Es’hail-1. Es’hail-2 will also provide the first Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) geostationary communication capability that connects users across the visible globe in one single hop and in real-time. It will allow also the AMSAT community to validate and demonstrate their DVB standard.
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eshail-2.htm
>https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/geosynchronous/eshail-2/

~ Secondary Missions ~
First stage landing?: YES, on droneship Of Course I Still Love You
Fairing catch attempt?: No

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Stats:
This will be the 31st landed first stage, the 17th re-flown 1st stage, and the 63rd Falcon 9 launch.