Tag: Falcon 9

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-2

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-2

    A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV10

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV10

    GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as “tranche”) of GPS III satellites.

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 7 & 8

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 7 & 8

    Seventh and eighth of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149

    Sixth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 4x Astranis MicroGEO

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 4x Astranis MicroGEO

    Four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

    Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Payloads include the South Korean government’s 425 Project Flight 3.

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS

    Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being built by Airbus Defense and Space for the UAE based Yahsat. Based on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar-Neo Platform, Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a large 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing providing advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a…

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-2

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-2

    A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-192

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-192

    Eighth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.