The next O3b mPOWER launch is scheduled for summer 2025.
Boeing ships more O3b mPower satellites with fixes SES might no longer needJuly 2, 2025Boeing has shipped two more O3b mPower broadband satellites to SES with hardware fixes the operator might no longer need thanks to a surprising assist from solar storms. The ninth and tenth satellites for the next-generation medium Earth orbit constellation (MEO) recently left manufacturing facilities in California, Boeing announced July 2, en route to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a SpaceX launch this summer.Like the seventh and eighth satellites launched in December, the latest duo carries redesigned power modules to address electrical issues that hampered the first six O3b mPower spacecraft already in MEO.[...]However, SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh said in March that severe solar storms last year helped clear a buildup of protons that had been triggering sporadic power module failures on the satellites.According to industry sources, the electric anomalies have not returned since the storms, although there is no guarantee the issue wont recur.[...]SES had also planned to deploy its 11th O3b mPower satellite this summer, but that mission has been pushed to 2026, when the final two are also scheduled for launch.[...]
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated July 3:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on July 8 at 1:48-5:48 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches are TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the mPOWER 9 & 10 communication satellites for SES from pad 40 on TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on late July around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.The next United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket will launch USSF-106 for the U.S. Space Force on TBD.The second flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is scheduled for TBD.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on July 8 at 1:48-5:48 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches are TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the mPOWER 9 & 10 communication satellites for SES from pad 40 on TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on late July around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.The next United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket will launch USSF-106 for the U.S. Space Force on TBD.The second flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is scheduled for TBD.
My bold:Quote from: Salo on 07/04/2025 07:57 amBen Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated July 3:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on July 8 at 1:48-5:48 a.m. EDT. Upcoming launches are TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the mPOWER 9 & 10 communication satellites for SES from pad 40 on TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on late July around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.The next United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket will launch USSF-106 for the U.S. Space Force on TBD.The second flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is scheduled for TBD.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated July 8:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch from pad 40 on July 13 between 12:31-4:31 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch on July 16 in the early morning EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the mPOWER 9 & 10 communication satellites for SES from pad 40 on July TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on late July around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch from pad 40 on July 13 between 12:31-4:31 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch on July 16 in the early morning EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the mPOWER 9 & 10 communication satellites for SES from pad 40 on July TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on late July around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated July 9:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch from pad 40 on July 13 at 12:31-4:31 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the next batch of Amazon Kuiper internet satellites from pad 40 on July 16 around 2-3 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the mPOWER 9 & 10 communication satellites for SES from pad 40 on July TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on late July around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch from pad 40 on July 13 at 12:31-4:31 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the next batch of Amazon Kuiper internet satellites from pad 40 on July 16 around 2-3 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the mPOWER 9 & 10 communication satellites for SES from pad 40 on July TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four to the ISS, Crew-11, from pad 39A on late July around 1 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
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160742Z JUL 25NAVAREA IV 737/25(11,26).NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 212100Z TO 220013Z JUL, ALTERNATE 2100Z TO 0013Z DAILY 22 THRU 24 JUL AND 2105Z TO 0013Z DAILY 25 THRU 27 JUL IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-35.00N 076-04.00W, 28-42.00N 072-30.00W, 28-30.00N 071-03.00W, 27-55.00N 071-03.00W, 27-46.00N 072-30.00W, 28-15.00N 076-04.00W. B. 28-38.99N 080-37.68W, 28-39.00N 080-18.00W, 28-35.00N 080-15.00W, 28-31.00N 080-17.00W, 28-31.00N 080-33.28W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280113Z JUL 25.//
SPACEX mPOWER-D, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FLPRIMARY: 07/21/25 2100Z-0013ZBACKUP: 07/22/25 2100Z-0013Z
Targeting Monday, July 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of our fifth @SES_Satellites O3b mPOWER mission from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida → http://spacex.com/launches4:51 PM · Jul 18, 2025·
SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:12 p.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Tuesday, July 22 with the same window.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.This will be 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. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
