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O3b mPower 5 & 6

Launched

November 12, 2023 · 21:08 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

O3b mPower 5 & 6 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 12, 2023 at 21:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:08 to 22:37 UTC. It was SpaceX's 297th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 6,552nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 217th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 79th this year. Booster B1076 flew for the 9th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). O3b mPOWER F5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 2,604 × 7,009 km orbit inclined 9.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1076 · flight 9 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 38 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-21 · 685 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)for SES
Milestone
217th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 79th this yearSpaceX's 297th launch84th this yearhumanity's 6,552nd orbital launch attempt184th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

9.0°Inclination
2604 × 7009 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
196.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
200.6°Ascending node
1068 d agoElement epoch2023-11-13 02:13 UTC · stale

O3b mPOWER F5 · NORAD 58346 · 2023-175 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2023-175A
Epoch
2023-11-13 02:13:36 UTC
Mean motion
7.34679039 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.1970248
Inclination
9.0048°
Ascending node
200.6083°
Arg. of perigee
181.1044°
Mean anomaly
178.3578°
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: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

  • O3b mPOWER F5 · NORAD 58346
  • O3b mPOWER F6 · NORAD 58347

Falcon 9-274 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Fifth and sixth of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Official page: SpaceX

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

210th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 47th this year · 919th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 12, 4:08 PM EST, in daylight

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

4 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Nov 13, 2023 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Jay · 11/12/2023

  • Livestream has started

    Nosu · 11/12/2023 · source

  • Weather 70%

    Nosu · 11/11/2023 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/10/2023 · source

  • Added launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/4/2023 · source

  • Added launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/1/2023 · source

  • Reportedly targeting November 12

    Nosu · 10/31/2023 · source

  • NET November 2023.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/19/2023 · source

  • NET late October

    Nosu · 10/14/2023 · source

Questions

When did O3b mPower 5 & 6 launch?

O3b mPower 5 & 6 launched on November 12, 2023 at 21:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:08 to 22:37 UTC.

Where can I watch O3b mPower 5 & 6?

Coverage: SpaceX O3b mPower 5 & 6; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches O3b mPOWER internet satellites from Cape Canaveral; SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches O3b mPOWER 5 & 6. Watch the replay

What rocket launched O3b mPower 5 & 6?

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

Where did O3b mPower 5 & 6 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 12, 4:08 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1076 flew for the 9th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did O3b mPower 5 & 6 reach?

O3b mPOWER F5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 2,604 × 7,009 km orbit inclined 9.0°.

How many satellites did O3b mPower 5 & 6 launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).