SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Thread — AMOS-17

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Sorry about AMOS-6 edition

WHEN: Tuesday, August 6 2019 6:53 PM EDT / 22:53 UTC — 8:21 PM EDT / 00:21 UTC (SIX BONGS from this post)
STREAM: https://www.spacex.com/webcast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZh82-WcCuo]
Probability of weather delay: 60% [https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%206%20Aug%20Launch.pdf?ver=2019-08-05-135633-263]
Backup launch date: Unknown

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida (East Coast)
Booster number & previous flights: B1047, 2 [Telstar 19V 2018-7-22, Es'hail 2 2018-11-15]
First stage landing: No
Fairing catch attempt: Yes
SpaceX press kit: https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/amos-17_mission_press_kit_8_6_2019.pdf
Payload: Spacecom’s AMOS-17 communication satellite
>AMOS-17 will operate in the C, Ku and Ka bands with a digital channelizer to provide fixed high throughput (HTS) C-band coverage to Africa, steerable HTS Ka-band coverage to anywhere from China to Brazil, and extensive Ku-band coverage throughout Africa with additional coverage in Europe, the Middle East, China, and India.
Payload mass & destination orbit: 6500 kg, GEO @ 17°E
Payload information:
>https://www.amos-spacecom.com/satellite/amos-17/
>https://www.satbeams.com/satellites?id=2719
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/amos-17.htm

Stats:
This will be the 45th landed first stage, 26th booster reflight, and 74th Falcon 9 launch. It is the 10th SpaceX launch of 2019.