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MRV-1

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Tuesday July 21 2026, 21:15:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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General trajectory

8 hazard areas

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Booster recovery

Fairing recovery vessel· 1,024 km

Launching

East

86° · E

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee38,580 km

Perigee278 km

Period687.7 min

Inclination25.71°

Launch heading 86° · E from MRV-MEP PO.

Parking orbitMRV-MEP PO› conemedium

1 70148U 26167A 26202.89037037 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991

2 70148 28.7069 097.2167 0174604 082.1176 013.6000 16.03697303 01

OrbitMRV-MEPmedium

1 70148U 26167A 26202.90461806 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 70148 25.7069 097.2200 7420807 179.9695 000.0000 02.09406565 02

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

The Northrop Grumman/SpaceLogistics MRV-1 is a mission extension payload including a mission robotic vehicle (MRV) and multiple mission extension pods (MEPs). The MRV is designed to attach up to 30 MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) to various satellites in GEO over the course of its life, and the MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) are 400 kg spacecraft designed to be captured by the MRV and then attached to a customer's satellite. A single MEP can extend a 2000 kg satellite's service life by up to 6 years. For this mission, 2 of the MEP's will service satellites for Intelsat, while the third will service a satellite for Optus.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1069

expended32nd flight

Flights32

Landings31/31100%

Fastest turn25d 18h

Expended — no recovery planned

81d 3h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-24 mission. Expended during the launch of the MRV-MEP mission.

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go90%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud49%Temp25°C

Hazards (5)All areas →Download pack

691/2026rocket launchJul 21, 21:15Z – Jul 28, 02:47Z
NAVAREA IV 691/26. NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 212115Z TO 220147Z JUL, ALTERNATE 2115Z TO 0147Z DAILY 22 THRU 27 JUL IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-35.00N 073-47.00W, 29-13.00N 073-45.00W, 29-22.00N 072-19.00W, 29-14.00N 069-17.00W, 28-34.00N 069-17.00W, 28-25.00N 072-20.00W. B. 28-37.10N 080-36.17W, 28-42.00N 079-53.00W, 28-33.00N 079-52.00W, 28-30.00N 080-26.00W, 28-30.72N 080-33.15W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280247Z JUL 26.
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487/2026space debrisJul 28, 14:34Z – Jul 28, 14:34Z
NAVAREA XII 487/26. NORTH PACIFIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0900Z TO 1334Z DAILY 22 THRU 28 JUL IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 14-00.00N 176-49.00E, 12-40.00N 180-00.00E, 07-15.00N 180-00.00E, 09-34.00N 174-40.00E. B. 12-40.00N 180-00.00W, 09-57.00N 174-28.00W, 05-42.00N 165-57.00W, 01-16.00N 168-04.00W, 05-29.00N 176-38.00W, 07-15.00N 180-00.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281434Z JUL 26.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX 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+00:02:37

MECO

T+00:02:41

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:48

SES-1

T+00:03:29

Fairing Separation

T+00:07:55

SECO-1

T+00:29:00

SES-2

T+00:30:05

SECO-2

T+00:35:34

Payload Separation

T+00:45:34

Payload Separation

T+00:55:34

Payload Separation

T+00:56:51

SECO-2

T+01:05:34

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowTuesday July 21 2026, 21:15:00 UTC→Wednesday July 22 2026, 01:04:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record635/636 successful

Landings621/626