Padside
Menu

SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8)

Launched

August 16, 2026 · 01:12 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go

Image: SpaceX

Summary

A Falcon 9 Block 5 has delivered eight Globalstar 2-R satellites to orbit, replenishing the mobile communications network’s low Earth orbit constellation.

Watch
Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1090 · flight 14 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 40 · landed8/8 landed here · 41 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-50
Mission
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for GSAT
Milestone
621st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 95th this yearSpaceX's 717th launch98th this yearhumanity's 7,365th orbital launch attempt192nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Simulate in Flight Club

Orbit: as tracked

166 × 691 km · 52.0°At launchearliest tracked set, 2026-08-16
52.0°Inclination
681 × 695 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
98.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
110.9°Ascending node
31 d agoElement epoch2026-09-14 14:37 UTC · stale

GLOBALSTAR M098 · NORAD 100325 · 2026-185A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
GLOBALSTAR M098
Object ID
2026-185A
Epoch
2026-09-14 14:37:17 UTC
Mean motion
14.63732866 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.00099007
Inclination
51.9954°
Ascending node
110.9137°
Arg. of perigee
328.6012°
Mean anomaly
31.4353°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
433
B*
0.000077554962

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Flight timeline

27 steps, T−38 min to T+1 h 2 min
  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. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M6SMax-Q
  12. T+2M12SMECO
  13. T+2M15SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M17SSES-1
  15. T+2M20SStage 1 Flip
  16. T+2M29SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  17. T+2M58SFairing Separation
  18. T+3M24SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  19. T+6M14SEntry Burn Startup
  20. T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
  21. T+7M30SStage 1 Landing Burn
  22. T+7M54SStage 1 Landing
  23. T+8M20SSECO-1
  24. T+52M14SSES-2
  25. T+52M26SSECO-2
  26. T+56M29SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
  27. T+1H2M42SPayload Deployment Sequence End

About this launch

Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 16, 2026 at 01:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:12 to 01:27 UTC. It was SpaceX's 717th launch, 98th this year and humanity's 7,365th orbital launch attempt. It was the 621st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 95th this year. Booster B1090 flew for the 14th time and landed at Landing Zone 40. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). GLOBALSTAR M098, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 691 km orbit inclined 52.0°.

The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees. In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction of 17 new 2nd generation refresh satellites to replenish the existing constellation. Rocket Lab is sub-contracted to build the satellites' buses and the launch dispensers.

Official page: SpaceX

News

2 stories

Airspace and maritime notices

7 notices filed by the FAA and the US Coast Guard

  • FAA temporary flight restriction · 4 notices · Expired · up to 18,000 ftMatched by proximity to the pad
    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Saturday, August 15, 2026 Local — 260816 Full CS SpaceX GlobalStar 2-R-1 (X4025)

      Source

    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Saturday, August 15, 2026 Local — 260816 Full CS SpaceX GlobalStar 2-R-1 (X4025)

      Source

    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Sunday, August 16, 2026 Local — 260817 Full CS SpaceX GlobalStar 2-R-1 (X4025)

      Source

    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Sunday, August 16, 2026 Local — 260817 Full CS SpaceX GlobalStar 2-R-1 (X4025)

      Source

  • US Coast Guard marine safety information · 2 notices · ExpiredMatched by proximity to the pad
    • District 7, Oceanic boundary to EEZ - Sector Charleston, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)

      Source

    • Sector Jacksonville, Territorial Sea - Sector Jacksonville, Submerged Land Act (SLA)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)

      Source

  • Sector Jacksonville, Territorial Sea - Sector Jacksonville, Submerged Land Act (SLA)/Space Operations/Active RNA/Commercial (RNA) · Expired · standing regulated area

    Matched by proximity to the pad · Source

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

398th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 44th this year · 1,126th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 15, 9:12 PM EDT, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

4 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAOpen in maps

Updates

Launch success, all satellites successfully deployed.

Cosmic_Penguin · Aug 16, 2026 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/16/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 8/16/2026 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/16/2026 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 90% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/15/2026 · source

  • Rescheduled for August 16 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/7/2026 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/3/2026 · source

  • NET August 16 UTC, TBC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/3/2026 · source

  • NET August.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2026 · source

  • Reverted back to NET June TBD.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/15/2026 · source

Questions

When did Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8) launch?

Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8) launched on August 16, 2026 at 01:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:12 to 01:27 UTC.

Where can I watch Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8)?

Coverage: SpaceX Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8); Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches and lands at Cape Canaveral for Globalstar mission; SpaceX Launches TWO Falcon 9s with Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 & USSF-366. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8)?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 15, 9:12 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1090 flew for the 14th time and landed at Landing Zone 40.

What orbit did Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 8) reach?

GLOBALSTAR M098, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 691 km orbit inclined 52.0°.