5x Astranis MicroGEO

Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX

Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch time

No earlier than

NET Q1 2027

Quarter 1 precision To be determined

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Source updated Sun 20 Sept, 04:11 CEST

Updated 11 Oct, 00:22 CEST

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Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC.

Sun 20 Sept 2026, 02:11 UTCLL2 update
Moved back to NET Q1 2027.
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Thu 10 Sept 2026, 18:44 UTCLL2 update
Reverted back to NET 2026.
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Wed 8 Jul 2026, 14:35 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET March 2027.
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Mon 26 Jan 2026, 18:22 UTCLL2 update
NET summer 2026.
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Sat 13 Dec 2025, 21:42 UTCLL2 update
Moved to NET 2026.
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Mon 27 Jan 2025, 22:36 UTCLL2 update
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Mission

5x Astranis MicroGEO on Falcon 9 Block 5 from Unknown Pad. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

Five Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite to be inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots. The 5 satellites include: * Apco 1 & Apco 2 (Mexico) * Thaicom-9 (Thailand) * 1x for Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan) * 1x for MB Group (Oman)

Mission type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Rocket file imagery

A Falcon 9 rises above its launch tower through white exhaust clouds under a pale blue sky. — File imagery: Crew-9, 28 September 2024. Falcon 9 lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40.
Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber · Public domain (NASA) · Source

Launch timeline

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Launch pad

Unknown Pad

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.458, -80.528

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