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Starlink Group 15-14
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateJul 14, 2026
Local time01:16 AM UTC
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SES-9
Falcon 9 Full ThrustSpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Friday, March 4, 2016 · 11:35 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Profile →Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fif...
Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches832
Successes687
Provider
SpaceX
Profile →USA • Founded 2002
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...
Mission Brief
Containing 81 Ku-Band transponders, SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East to provide communication coverage for 22 million homes. The satellite will enhance SES’s existing coverage in Asia, Australia and also improve maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The 5300kg craft will use a xenon ion propulsion system for orbital manoeuvres to decrease the amount of propellant needed.
PayloadSES-9
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
20 / 20100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.562°N
- Longitude
- 80.577°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
90%
GO
FavorableNo active constraints
Weather Rules
No formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
11:35 PM UTC - 01:06 AM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
