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Falcon 9 Block 5: O3b mPower 1 & 2

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5: O3b mPower 1 & 2
Start: 2022-12-16T22:48:00Z
End: 2022-12-16T22:48:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

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

Friday, 16 December 2022

Mission Data

🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002

Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

Vehicle FamilyFalcon

Vehicle Record644 of 645 launches (99.8%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)

Success Streak229 consecutive

Mission TypeCommunications

Target OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 40

Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA

Orbital Launches This Year#180

Agency Launches This Year#58

Launches From This Pad404

Launches From This Site1,132

Status Note

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

17 Dec 2022, 01:52 UTC
Successful deployment and AOS confirmed
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16 Dec 2022, 22:48 UTC
Liftoff
16 Dec 2022, 22:34 UTC
Webcast live
16 Dec 2022, 21:47 UTC
Updating T-0
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16 Dec 2022, 19:48 UTC
Updating T-0
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16 Dec 2022, 02:02 UTC
Updated launch window and set GO for launch.
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15 Dec 2022, 16:58 UTC
Weather >90%
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13 Dec 2022, 15:57 UTC
Weather 90%
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9 Dec 2022, 04:33 UTC
New launch date and time
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7 Dec 2022, 16:53 UTC
Re-set to December TBD due to delays in launches ahead in queue.
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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 40 · 28.5619°N 80.5774°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.