SpaceX

O3b mPower 5 & 6

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Sunday November 12 2023, 21:08:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Mission

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

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowSunday November 12 2023, 21:08:00 UTC→Sunday November 12 2023, 22:37:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

All launches

SpaceX

O3b mPower 5 & 6

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Sunday November 12 2023, 21:08:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

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Mission

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

Launch intel

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go70%Wind6 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud30%Temp22°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

13.6 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · max cloud-top 17533 m above freezing 4680 m (1% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 3 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 6.5 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowSunday November 12 2023, 21:08:00 UTC→Sunday November 12 2023, 22:37:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

Launch intel

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go70%Wind6 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud30%Temp22°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

13.6 ≥ 8 ft significant wave height · max cloud-top 17533 m above freezing 4680 m (1% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 3 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 6.5 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil