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| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-09-13, 18:49:00 | |


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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2026-09-13, 14:49:00 (EDT) | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1080-29 | | Landing | A Shortfall Of Gravitas | | Payload | O3b mPOWER 11, 12 & 13 | | Mass | 5100 kg | | Customer | SES | | Target Orbit | MEO |

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☑️ 47th launch from SLC-40 this year

☑️ 19 days, 9:15:22 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 61 days, 9:38:48 turnaround for B1080

☑️ 167th landing on ASOG

☑️ 667th Falcon Family Booster landing, 678th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 105th Falcon 9 mission this year, 688th overall

☑️ 109th SpaceX mission this year, 719th overall (excluding Starship test flights)

☑️ 109th SpaceX launch this year, 728th overall (including Starship test flights)

Mission info

O3b mPOWER 11, 12 & 13 (O3b mPOWER-F)

The O3b mPOWER satellites are improved second-generation satellites for the SES-owned O3b Networks. Previous launches for the mPOWER constellation have each orbited 2 satellites, this will be the first and only mission to launch 3 satellites for the constellation.

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Orbital parameters from Jonathan McDowell: https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3mvjahteb5s22

The three O3b satellites launched yesterday have been cataloged in a 300 x 6660 km x 16.9 deg transfer orbit. Final target orbit is 8055 x 8075 km x 0.0 deg.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

mPOWER-F 11 spacecraft separation confirmed. All payloads have been deployed.

mPOWER-F 12 spacecraft separation confirmed.

mPOWER-F 13 spacecraft separation confirmed.

Nominal M-vac ignition and SECO-2.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Nominal parking orbit insertion, stage 1 landing confirmed!

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.