Tag: SpaceX

  • 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 | 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.

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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-69

    Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Nusantara Lima

    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

    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 it’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…