SpaceX is set to launch two SES O3b mPOWER satellites into medium Earth orbit (MEO) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch two SES O3b mPOWER communication satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today. The launch window opens at 3:59 p.m. EDT (2059 GMT) and will last for 87 minutes. The O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellites will be delivered to medium Earth orbit (MEO), about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) above our planet. This is the first launch and landing for this particular Falcon 9 booster.
SpaceX has launched more than 120 Falcon 9 missions in 2024 so far. The first stage of the rocket is expected to land on the droneship 'Just Read the Instructions' about 8.5 minutes after launch. The upper stage will carry the two satellites to orbit, deploying the first one about 113 minutes after launch and the second seven minutes later. The O3b mPOWER network is operational now, but it will keep growing to a total of 11 satellites
SPACEX FALCON 9 SES COMMUNICATION SATELLITES MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT
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