| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-07-21 21:15:00 | |
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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2026-07-21, 17:15:00 (EDT) | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1069-32 | | Landing | No | | Payload | MRV-1, MEP | | Customer | SpaceLogistics | | Target orbit | GTO |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link | |
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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEhu74LtIb0 | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h4gxuQ9lPA | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO71XO4lceM | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id7eE__RgkQ | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2079673073712660674 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKgy0UbBZrk |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 40th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 7 days, 12:04:48 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 81 days, 03:08:50 turnaround for B1069
☑️ 86th Falcon 9 mission of 2026, 669th overall
☑️ 88th SpaceX mission of 2026, 698th overall (excluding Starship hops)
☑️ 88th SpaceX launch of 2026, 708th overall (including Starship hops)
Mission info
MRV-1
MRV (Mission Robotic Vehicle) is a satellite servicing payload being built by the Northrop Grumman-owned company SpaceLogistics. It is designed to attach up to 30 MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) to satellites in GEO over the course of its life.
MEP (Mission Extension Pods)
MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) are 400kg spacecraft designed to be captured by the MRV and then attached to a customer's satellite. A single MEP can extend a 2,000kg satellite's service life by up to 6 years. 2 of the MEP's will service satellites for Intelsat, while the third will service a satellite for Optus.
