Falcon 9 Block 5 | TRACERS & Others

Status

TRACERS & Others

Launch Time
NET May 11, 2025

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

Mission Details

TRACERS

NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, consisting of two identical satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other), will help understand magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Magnetic reconnection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth.

Payloads: 2

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Rideshares

Rideshares include: SPRITE, Athena & PExT

Payloads: 3

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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Stats

2025

84th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

481st mission

47th mission of 2025

Falcon 9

465th mission

47th mission of 2025