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O3b mPower 9-10

Launched

July 22, 2025 · 21:12 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 60% go
O3b mPower Patch

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Summary

O3b mPower 9-10 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 22, 2025 at 21:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:12 to 23:12 UTC. It was SpaceX's 541st launch, 92nd this year and humanity's 7,006th orbital launch attempt. It was the 450th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 89th this year. Booster B1090 flew for the 6th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). O3b mPOWER F9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 2,664 × 7,082 km orbit inclined 9.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1090 · flight 6 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 34 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-18 · 660 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Milestone
450th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 89th this yearSpaceX's 541st launch92nd this yearhumanity's 7,006th orbital launch attempt157th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

9.6°Inclination
2664 × 7082 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
197.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
90.7°Ascending node
450 d agoElement epoch2025-07-23 04:00 UTC · stale

O3b mPOWER F9 · NORAD 64866 · 2025-153 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-153A
Epoch
2025-07-23 04:00:59 UTC
Mean motion
7.28141034 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.1964411
Inclination
9.6145°
Ascending node
90.6957°
Arg. of perigee
181.091°
Mean anomaly
6.3828°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
3
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.

Flight timeline

26 steps, T−38 min to T+2 h
  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+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

Catalogued objects

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

  • O3b mPOWER F9 · NORAD 64866 · in orbit
  • O3b mPOWER F10 · NORAD 64867 · in orbit

Falcon 9-510 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

2 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

323rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 43rd this year · 1,040th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 22, 5:12 PM EDT, in daylight

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

6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jul 23, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • 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

Questions

When did O3b mPower 9-10 launch?

O3b mPower 9-10 launched on July 22, 2025 at 21:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:12 to 23:12 UTC.

Where can I watch O3b mPower 9-10?

Coverage: SpaceX O3b mPower 9-10; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - O3b mPOWER 9 & 10 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - July 22, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with SES' 9th and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched O3b mPower 9-10?

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

Where did O3b mPower 9-10 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 22, 5:12 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1090 flew for the 6th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did O3b mPower 9-10 reach?

O3b mPOWER F9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 2,664 × 7,082 km orbit inclined 9.6°.

How many satellites did O3b mPower 9-10 launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).