SpaceX F9 : O3b mPower 7/8 : Florida : Late-2024

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Discussion thread for launch of O3B mPOWER satellites 7 and 8.

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 (Late-2024)
Flight 5
Flight 6

Launch of a fourth pair of satellites targeting Late-2024, on Falcon 9 from Florida, to an equatorial MEO transfer orbit.  The first stage is B10xx-x.  First stage landing expected aboard droneship.

The operational orbit will be 8000km equatorial.

O3b mPower satellites

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Targeting Late-2024 according to 2023 Financial Results Press Release:

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Initial O3b mPOWER service has launched, launch remains targeted for Late-2024:

SES’s O3b mPOWER System Starts Providing High-performance Connectivity Services
24 Apr 2024

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To date, SES has launched six out of 13 O3b mPOWER high-throughput and low-latency satellites, which together with strategically located satellite ground stations, enable SES to serve customers across multiple market segments around the world. With the O3b mPOWER system now operational, SES strengthens its unique MEO network capabilities by complementing its O3b constellation. The launch of the next two O3b mPOWER satellites is expected in late 2024.

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