SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | MRV-1
Countdown
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.July 21, 2026 · 21:15 UTCAdd to calendar
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SpaceX's 707th launch · 88th this year · humanity's 7,346th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules
Window: Jul 21, 21:15 – Jul 22, 01:04 UTC
Flight preview
MRV-1
The Northrop Grumman/SpaceLogistics MRV-1 is a mission extension payload including a mission robotic vehicle (MRV) and multiple mission extension pods (MEPs). The MRV is designed to attach up to 30 MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) to various satellites in GEO over the course of its life, and the MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) are 400 kg spacecraft designed to be captured by the MRV and then attached to a customer's satellite. A single MEP can extend a 2000 kg satellite's service life by up to 6 years. For this mission, 2 of the MEP's will service satellites for Intelsat, while the third will service a satellite for Optus.
Mission Extension · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
- B1069 · flight 32 · expendable · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-38 · zone record 38/42
Watch
- SpaceX MRV-1 — The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches robotic space servicing mission from Cape Canaveral — Spaceflight Now
- SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with MRV-1 — NASASpaceflight
- MRV-MEP Mission — SpaceX
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M37SMECO
- T+2M41SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M48SSES-1
- T+3M29SFairing Separation
- T+7M55SSECO-1
- T+29MSES-2
- T+30M5SSECO-2
- T+35M34SPayload Separation
- T+45M34SPayload Separation
- T+55M34SPayload Separation
- T+56M51SSECO-2
- T+1H5M34SPayload Separation
Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/22/2026 · source
All spacecraft have separated.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/21/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 7/21/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/21/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 7/21/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 75% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2026 · source
Launch date and time confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2026 · source
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2026 · source
NET July 21, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2026 · source
News
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Northrop Launches Evolved Satellite Servicing Spacecraft
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Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Jul 21, 5:15 PM EDT
400 launches from this pad · 1,128 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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