Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPOWER 7 & 8

Status

Success

O3b mPOWER 7 & 8

Launch Time
Tue Dec 17, 2024 22:26 UTC

Fairing half SN185 became the first to support 22 launches with this mission.

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $69.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions

B1090

Flight #1

402nd Falcon recovery attempt

388th successful Falcon recovery

44th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

O3b mPOWER 7 & 8

The O3b mPOWER satellites are improved second-generation satellites for the SES-owned O3b Networks.

Payloads: 2

Total Mass: 3,400.0 kg

Medium Earth Orbit

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Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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Stats

2024

247th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

429th mission

129th mission of 2024

422nd successful mission

59th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

413th mission

127th mission of 2024

409th successful mission

58th consecutive successful mission