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03b mPOWER 9 & 10 (Falcon 9) 22 July 2025 |
Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES O3b mPOWER satellites 9 & 10 to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:12 p.m. on 22 July 2025. The satellite constellation, now operational, can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously supported O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, and two Starlink missions. |
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The launch attempt on 21 July 2025 scrubbed at T-11 seconds. Views of the launch the next day were rained out from my location. |
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03b mPOWER 9 & 10 BOOSTER RETURN TO PORT CANAVERAL |
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| The booster used to launch 03b mPOWER 9 & 10 returned to Port Canaveral around 8:00 a.m. on 25 July 2025 aboard the Just Read The Instructions droneship. | |
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Close-up of the grid fins used to steer the rocket once it re-enters the atmosphere. |
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