SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
EchoStar 25
Launched
March 10, 2026 · 04:19 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
EchoStar 25 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 10, 2026 at 04:19 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:14 to 05:43 UTC. It was SpaceX's 649th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 7,222nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 556th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 30th this year. Booster B1085 flew for the 14th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). It reached a 271 × 22,023 km orbit inclined 26.9°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- SpaceX EchoStar 25The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches EchoStar 25 TV direct broadcast satellite from Cape CanaveralSpaceflight Now
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Echostar XXVNASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1085 · flight 14 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 54 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-98 · 650 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 556th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 30th this yearSpaceX's 649th launch30th this yearhumanity's 7,222nd orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Echostar XXV · NORAD 68126 · 2026-045 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-045A
- Epoch
- 2026-03-10 08:18:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.7443503 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6208313
- Inclination
- 26.8942°
- Ascending node
- 71.1091°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.1557°
- Mean anomaly
- 199.6094°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00028878
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M10SMax-Q
- T+2M28SMECO
- T+2M31SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M39SSES-1
- T+3M13SFairing Separation
- T+6M45SEntry Burn Startup
- T+7M8SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M2SSECO-1
- T+8M31SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M40SStage 1 Landing
- T+26M51SSES-2
- T+27M40SSECO-2
- T+32M41SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Echostar XXV · NORAD 68126 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EchoStar 25 is a direct broadcast satellite, built on the proven Maxar 1300 series platform, which will deliver content across North America. It will be equipped with a high-power, multi-spot beam payload, allowing DISH to provide high-quality content to its customers.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
370th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 16th this year · 1,093rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 10, 12:19 AM EDT, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/10/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/10/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 3/10/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, >95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/10/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 10 at 04:19 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/10/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 10 at 03:19 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2026 · source
Now targeting Mar 10 at 03:15 UTC
hitura-nobad · 3/9/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/8/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2026 · source
Questions
When did EchoStar 25 launch?
EchoStar 25 launched on March 10, 2026 at 04:19 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:14 to 05:43 UTC.
Where can I watch EchoStar 25?
Coverage: SpaceX EchoStar 25; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches EchoStar 25 TV direct broadcast satellite from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Echostar XXV. Watch the replay
What rocket launched EchoStar 25?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did EchoStar 25 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 10, 12:19 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1085 flew for the 14th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did EchoStar 25 reach?
It reached a 271 × 22,023 km orbit inclined 26.9°.
How many satellites did EchoStar 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).