SpaceX F9 : O3b mPower 9/10/11 : Florida : Summer 2025

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Discussion thread for launch of O3B mPOWER satellites 9, 10 and 11.

NSF Threads for O3B mPOWER:
O3B mPOWER program
Flight 1 Discussion (2022-12-16)
Flight 2 Discussion (2023-04-28)
Flight 3 Discussion (2023-11-12)
Flight 4 Discussion (2024-12-17)
Flight 5 Discussion (Summer 2025)
Flight 6

Launch of a fifth batch of satellites NET Summer 2025, on Falcon 9 from Florida, to an equatorial MEO transfer orbit.  The first stage is B10xx-x.  First stage is expected to launch aboard Autonomous Spaceport Droneship.

The operational orbit will be 8000km equatorial.

O3b mPower satellites

[GewoonLukas_]

Launch remains targeted for Mid-2025 according to SES' Full Year 2024 results presentation:

[GewoonLukas_]

Launch now targeted for Summer 2025 according to SES' Q1 earnings result presentation

[AndrewM]

Still on track for a summer launch.

https://www.ses.com/press-release/seventh-and-eighth-o3b-mpower-satellites-start-delivering-connectivity-services [June 3]

The next O3b mPOWER launch is scheduled for summer 2025.