SpaceX

SpainSat NG II

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Friday October 24 2025, 01:30:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Mission

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

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:39

MECO

T+00:02:42

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:49

SES-1

T+00:03:35

Fairing Separation

T+00:07:58

SECO-1

T+00:26:51

SES-2

T+00:27:55

SECO-2

T+00:35:55

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowFriday October 24 2025, 01:30:00 UTC→Friday October 24 2025, 05:30:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

All launches

SpaceX

SpainSat NG II

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

-

00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Friday October 24 2025, 01:30:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitGeostationary Transfer 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

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

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1076

expended22nd flight

Flights22

Landings21/21100%

Fastest turn21d 2h

Expended — no recovery planned

244d 10h since last flight

Booster first launched on the Dragon CRS-26 mission. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG II launch.

Previous flights · 21

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%LL2 Go95%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of any lightning flash in the previous 30 minutes (extended for nearby cloud).

METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KCOF 090655Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP174 T027602"

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:39

MECO

T+00:02:42

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:49

SES-1

T+00:03:35

Fairing Separation

T+00:07:58

SECO-1

T+00:26:51

SES-2

T+00:27:55

SECO-2

T+00:35:55

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowFriday October 24 2025, 01:30:00 UTC→Friday October 24 2025, 05:30:00 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

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1076

expended22nd flight

Flights22

Landings21/21100%

Fastest turn21d 2h

Expended — no recovery planned

244d 10h since last flight

Booster first launched on the Dragon CRS-26 mission. Expended during the SPAINSAT-NG II launch.

Previous flights · 21

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%LL2 Go95%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of any lightning flash in the previous 30 minutes (extended for nearby cloud).

METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KCOF 090655Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP174 T027602"