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O3b mPower 11-13

Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch time

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Sun 13 Sept, 20:49 CEST

18:49 UTC

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

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Launch probability 75%

Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Surface Electric Fields Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules

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  1. LL2 update

    Launch success.

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  2. LL2 update

    All spacecraft have separated.

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  3. LL2 update

    Liftoff.

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  4. LL2 update

    Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

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  5. LL2 update

    Updated launch weather, 60% GO at start of window (40% at end).

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  6. LL2 update

    GO for launch.

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  7. LL2 update

    NET September 13, TBC.

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  8. LL2 update

    NET September.

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  1. LL2 update

    NET 2H 2026.

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  2. LL2 update

    NET 2026, with 3 satellites on board.

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  3. LL2 update

    NET late 2026.

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  4. LL2 update

    Added launch for around Q2 2026.

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Mission

O3b mPower 11-13 on Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

3 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Mission type
Communications
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit
Falcon 9 liftoff from LC-39A
Credit: SpaceX · CC BY-NC 2.0

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 27 s

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

  13. T+2 min 31 s

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

  14. T+2 min 37 s

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

  15. T+3 min 18 s

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

  16. T+6 min 20 s

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

  17. T+6 min 44 s

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

  18. T+8 min 2 s

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

  19. T+8 min 23 s

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

  20. T+8 min 46 s

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

  21. T+29 min 51 s

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

  22. T+30 min 38 s

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

  23. T+33 min 41 s

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

  24. T+40 min 41 s

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

  25. T+47 min 41 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

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Launch data: The Space Devs (Launch Library 2)

Launch plans change. Times are estimates from the source, not a guarantee of liftoff.