Falcon 9 Block 5: NAOS
NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO. The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground reolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years. Also on board the launch is Dhruva Space's LEAP-1; Planet's Pelican-3 and Pelican-4; and Exolaunch’s Acadia-6, FFLY-1, FFLY-2, and FFLY-3.
Mission Data
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Launch updates
Successful deployment of all payloads
Liftoff
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Adding seconds to T-0
Source ↗GO for launch.
Source ↗NET 1H 2025.
Source ↗Launch vehicle switched from Vega-C to Falcon 9.
Source ↗Vega-C RTF NET 2024.
Source ↗Satellite testing is planned for November, launch is no earlier than that.
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Launch Site
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.