SpainSat NG I

Mission

SpainSat NG I on Falcon 9 Block 5. Thu 30 Jan 2025, 01:34 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Launch Complex 39A. Source: Launch Library 2.

First of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various international organizations.

Mission type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

3. T-35 min

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

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 17 s

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 40 s

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 43 s

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 50 s

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

15. T+3 min 37 s

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

16. T+8 min

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

17. T+26 min 37 s

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

18. T+27 min 43 s

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

19. T+31 min 24 s

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:14 UTC.

Launch pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.60822681, -80.60428186