SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
COMSATBw 3 Sparrow
Image: SpaceX
Summary
COMSATBw 3 Sparrow is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA in 2027. It is SpaceX's 844th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 7,679th orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 730th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 45th this year. The payload is bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- Booster not yet assigned
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for Bundeswehr
- Milestone
- Planned as the 730th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 45th this yearSpaceX's 844th launch64th this yearhumanity's 7,679th orbital launch attempt147th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
A small geostationary-orbit telecommunications satellite for the German Bundeswehr to be built by OHB SE.
Pad

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Planned as the 417th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 10th this year · 1,218th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
404 launches from this pad · 1,132 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Added launch.
Questions
When does COMSATBw 3 Sparrow launch?
COMSATBw 3 Sparrow is scheduled in 2027.
Where can I watch COMSATBw 3 Sparrow live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching COMSATBw 3 Sparrow?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where is COMSATBw 3 Sparrow launching from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit is COMSATBw 3 Sparrow going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a government/top secret mission.
