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Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 9-10

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SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

SpaceX's 541st launch · 92nd this year · humanity's 7,006th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--July 22, 2025 · 21:12 UTCAdd to calendar
Success60% go

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Surface Electric Field Rule

Window: Jul 22, 21:12 – Jul 22, 23:12 UTC

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O3b mPower 9-10

2 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Booster

  • B1090 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-18 · zone record 156/157

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Flight timeline

  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. P0DLiftoff
  11. T+1M11SMax-Q
  12. T+2M26SMECO
  13. T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M38SSES-1
  15. T+3M21SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M14SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M41SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M51SSECO-1
  19. T+8M11SStage 1 Landing Burn
  20. T+8M35SStage 1 Landing
  21. T+26M55SSES-2
  22. T+27M27SSECO-2
  23. T+1H49M36SSES-3
  24. T+1H50M3SSECO-3
  25. T+1H53M14SPayload Separation
  26. T+2H14SPayload Separation

Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/23/2025 · source

  • Spacecrafts separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/22/2025 · source

  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 7/22/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 7/22/2025 · source

  • Weather improved to 60% GO

    hitura-nobad · 7/22/2025 · source

  • Rescheduled for July 22.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/21/2025 · source

  • Scrub

    SwGustav · 7/21/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 7/21/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 21 at 21:27 UTC

    SwGustav · 7/21/2025 · source

  • Weather is 50% favorable for launch.

    hitura-nobad · 7/20/2025 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 40

Local pad time: Jul 22, 5:12 PM EDT

393 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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