Tag: SpaceX

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 | 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.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 425 Project Flight 3

Note: Name of payload is provisional. Third launch of an ultimately 5 reconnaissance satellites for the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), with 1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite on this launch. They will be launched to low Earth orbit between 600 and 700 km by 2025, enabling South Korea’s military to…
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 | WorldView Legion 5 & 6

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

First of six missions launched by the Space Development Agency for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-69

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Nusantara Lima

Nusantara Lima is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite with a capacity of more than 160 Gbps.
SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | OSAM-2

OSAM-2 is a mission to demonstrate the ability of small spacecraft to manufacture and assemble spacecraft components in low-Earth orbit. Once itâ€™s positioned in low-Earth orbit, the spacecraft will 3D-print two beams that extend 32 feet (10 meters) out from each side of the spacecraft. As manufacturing progresses, each beam will unfurl two solar arrays…