SpaceX

O3b mPower 3 & 4

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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Friday April 28 2023, 22:12:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Mission

Third and fourth 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

WindowFriday April 28 2023, 21:12:00 UTC→Friday April 28 2023, 22:40:00 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 3 & 4

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Friday April 28 2023, 22:12:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

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

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

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go70%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud26%Temp24°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5810 m above freezing 4650 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5810 m, mean 5521 m, 100% cover, freezing 4650 m

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowFriday April 28 2023, 21:12:00 UTC→Friday April 28 2023, 22:40:00 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

Go94%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%LL2 Go70%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud26%Temp24°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5810 m above freezing 4650 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5810 m, mean 5521 m, 100% cover, freezing 4650 m