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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

MTG-S1

Launched

July 1, 2025 · 21:04 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 20% go
MTG-S1

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Summary

MTG-S1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 1, 2025 at 21:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:04 to 23:34 UTC. It was SpaceX's 534th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 6,996th orbital launch attempt. It was the 443rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 82nd this year. Booster B1085 flew for the 9th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). It reached a 323 × 65,036 km orbit inclined 21.1°. One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1085 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 24 days after its previous flight, Sirius SXM-10 · 660 km downrange
Mission
Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
443rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 82nd this yearSpaceX's 534th launch85th this yearhumanity's 6,996th orbital launch attempt147th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

21.1°Inclination
323 × 65036 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1280.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
69.0°Ascending node
471 d agoElement epoch2025-07-01 11:20 UTC · stale

Meteosat 13 · NORAD 64723 · 2025-143 · Space-Track

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-143A
Epoch
2025-07-01 11:20:44 UTC
Mean motion
1.12502333 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.8285831
Inclination
21.0718°
Ascending node
69.0465°
Arg. of perigee
178.516°
Mean anomaly
188.6447°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
B*
0

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

23 steps, T−38 min to T+35 min 11 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M12SMax-Q
  12. T+2M28SMECO
  13. T+2M31SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M39SSES-1
  15. T+3M24SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M11SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M34SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+7M59SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M1SSECO-1
  20. T+8M28SStage 1 Landing
  21. T+26M54SSES-2
  22. T+28MSECO-2
  23. T+35M11SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit

  • Meteosat 13 · NORAD 64723 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Second of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

210th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 16th this year · 268th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 1, 5:04 PM EDT, in daylight

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Spacecraft in operation.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jul 1, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/1/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/1/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 7/1/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/1/2025 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 20% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/30/2025 · source

  • Swapped launch pad.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2025 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/27/2025 · source

  • NET July 1st.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2025 · source

  • Launch pad assigned.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2025 · source

Questions

When did MTG-S1 launch?

MTG-S1 launched on July 1, 2025 at 21:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:04 to 23:34 UTC.

Where can I watch MTG-S1?

Coverage: SpaceX MTG-S1; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - July 1, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 for EUMETSAT, European Commission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched MTG-S1?

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

Where did MTG-S1 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 1, 5:04 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1085 flew for the 9th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did MTG-S1 reach?

It reached a 323 × 65,036 km orbit inclined 21.1°.

How many satellites did MTG-S1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).