MRV-1

Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC.

1. Wed 22 Jul 2026, 14:39 UTCLL2 update

   Launch success.

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2. Tue 21 Jul 2026, 22:25 UTCLL2 update

   All spacecraft have separated.

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3. Tue 21 Jul 2026, 21:35 UTCLL2 update

   Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

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4. Tue 21 Jul 2026, 21:15 UTCLL2 update

   Liftoff.

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5. Tue 21 Jul 2026, 21:11 UTCLL2 update

   Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

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6. Mon 20 Jul 2026, 15:45 UTCLL2 update

   Updated launch weather, 75% GO.

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7. Tue 14 Jul 2026, 19:18 UTCLL2 update

   Tweaked launch window.

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8. Mon 13 Jul 2026, 19:29 UTCLL2 update

   Launch date and time confirmed.

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Mission

MRV-1 on Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

The Northrop Grumman/SpaceLogistics MRV-1 is a mission extension payload including a mission robotic vehicle (MRV) and multiple mission extension pods (MEPs). The MRV is designed to attach up to 30 MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) to various satellites in GEO over the course of its life, and the MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) are 400 kg spacecraft designed to be captured by the MRV and then attached to a customer's satellite. A single MEP can extend a 2000 kg satellite's service life by up to 6 years. For this mission, 2 of the MEP's will service satellites for Intelsat, while the third will service a satellite for Optus.

Mission type

Mission Extension

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Rocket file imagery

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff. Clock times are not shown while T-0 is unconfirmed or on hold.

1. T-38 min

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 min

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

3. T-35 min

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

4. T-16 min

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 min

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 min

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

7. T-1 min

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

8. T-45 s

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 s

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 12 s

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 37 s

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 41 s

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 48 s

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

15. T+3 min 29 s

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

16. T+7 min 55 s

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

17. T+29 min

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

18. T+30 min 5 s

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

19. T+35 min 34 s

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

20. T+45 min 34 s

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

21. T+55 min 34 s

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

22. T+56 min 51 s

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

23. T+1 h 5 min 34 s

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736