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Nusantara Lima

Launched

September 12, 2025 · 01:56 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 45% go

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Summary

Nusantara Lima launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 12, 2025 at 01:56 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:59 to 01:56 UTC. It was SpaceX's 567th launch, 118th this year and humanity's 7,060th orbital launch attempt. It was the 475th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 114th this year. Booster B1078 flew for the 23rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). It reached a 257 × 15,737 km orbit inclined 26.5°. One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1078 · flight 23 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 47 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-26 · 650 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for PSN
Milestone
475th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 114th this yearSpaceX's 567th launch118th this yearhumanity's 7,060th orbital launch attempt211th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

26.5°Inclination
257 × 15737 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
285.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
204.2°Ascending node
399 d agoElement epoch2025-09-12 02:27 UTC · stale

Nusantara Lima · NORAD 65588 · 2025-205 · Space-Track

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
PSN N5
Object ID
2025-205A
Epoch
2025-09-12 02:27:09 UTC
Mean motion
5.04113332 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.5387164
Inclination
26.4759°
Ascending node
204.2219°
Arg. of perigee
174.0939°
Mean anomaly
9.9928°
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+27 min 25 s
  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−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+2M38SSES-1
  15. T+3M24SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M13SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M35SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M7SSECO-1
  19. T+8M9SStage 1 Landing Burn
  20. T+8M32SStage 1 Landing
  21. T+23M13SSES-2
  22. T+23M57SSECO-2
  23. T+27M25SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit

  • Nusantara Lima · NORAD 65588 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Nusantara Lima is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite with a capacity of more than 160 Gbps.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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

333rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 53rd this year · 1,051st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 11, 9:56 PM EDT, at night

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

8 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Satellite in operation.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 12, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Spacecraft separation.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 12 at 01:56 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 12 at 01:45 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 12 at 01:29 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 12 at 00:59 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/11/2025 · source

  • Now targeting Sep 12 at 00:29 UTC

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/11/2025 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 45% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/11/2025 · source

  • Delayed to September 11 LT.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2025 · source

Questions

When did Nusantara Lima launch?

Nusantara Lima launched on September 12, 2025 at 01:56 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:59 to 01:56 UTC.

Where can I watch Nusantara Lima?

Coverage: SpaceX Nusantara Lima; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Nusantara Lima - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - September 11, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX launches Indonesia's Nusantara Lima on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Nusantara Lima?

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

Where did Nusantara Lima launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 11, 9:56 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1078 flew for the 23rd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Nusantara Lima reach?

It reached a 257 × 15,737 km orbit inclined 26.5°.

How many satellites did Nusantara Lima launch?

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