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

SpainSat NG I

Launched

January 30, 2025 · 01:34 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
SpainSat NG I

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Summary

SpainSat NG I launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on January 30, 2025 at 01:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:34 to 03:34 UTC. It was SpaceX's 463rd launch, 14th this year and humanity's 6,870th orbital launch attempt. It was the 374th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 13th this year. Booster B1073 flew for the 21st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Spainsat NG-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 479 × 68,532 km orbit inclined 26.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1073 · flight 21 · expendable38/42 landed here · 26 days after its previous flight, Thuraya 4-NGS
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
374th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 13th this yearSpaceX's 463rd launch14th this yearhumanity's 6,870th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

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Orbit: as tracked

26.8°Inclination
479 × 68532 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1370.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
345.2°Ascending node
623 d agoElement epoch2025-01-31 00:23 UTC · stale

Spainsat NG-1 · NORAD 62852 · 2025-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
SPAINSAT NG1
Object ID
2025-021A
Epoch
2025-01-31 00:23:41 UTC
Mean motion
1.05048699 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.8324227
Inclination
26.8168°
Ascending node
345.1666°
Arg. of perigee
176.673°
Mean anomaly
356.4087°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

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

Flight timeline

19 steps, T−38 min to T+31 min 24 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−1MStartup
  7. T−1MTank Press
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M17SMax-Q
  12. T+2M40SMECO
  13. T+2M43SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M50SSES-1
  15. T+3M37SFairing Separation
  16. T+8MSECO-1
  17. T+26M37SSES-2
  18. T+27M43SSECO-2
  19. T+31M24SPayload Separation

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit

  • Spainsat NG-1 · NORAD 62852 · in orbit

Falcon 9-434 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

First of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various international organizations.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

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

198th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 256th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 29, 8:34 PM EST, at night

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

8 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success

Nosu · Jan 30, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff, S1 sep, fairing sep, SECO-1, SEI-2, SECO-2, payload deploy

    SwGustav · 1/30/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 1/30/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2025 · source

  • Updated launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/28/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET January 30 UTC due to delays with rocket 2nd stage delivery.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/25/2025 · source

  • Tweaked launch window per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/24/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2025 · source

  • Assigning launch pad.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2025 · source

  • NET January 28 EST/29 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2025 · source

Questions

When did SpainSat NG I launch?

SpainSat NG I launched on January 30, 2025 at 01:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:34 to 03:34 UTC.

Where can I watch SpainSat NG I?

Coverage: SpaceX SpainSat NG I; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - SPAINSAT New Generation 1 - LC-39A - KSC - January 29, 2025; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch SpainSat NG-1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Watch the replay

What rocket launched SpainSat NG I?

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

Where did SpainSat NG I launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 29, 8:34 PM EST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1073 flew for the 21st time and was expended.

What orbit did SpainSat NG I reach?

Spainsat NG-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 479 × 68,532 km orbit inclined 26.8°.

How many satellites did SpainSat NG I launch?

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