Event Details
Launch Details

Launch Details

Payload Blog

SpaceX Falcon 9 OneWeb 3

Mar 09, 2023 02:15 PM Space Launch Complex 40 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

MISSION:

OneWeb's 18th flight is dedicated to the OneWeb high-speed internet constellation.

The initial constellation consists of 648 satellites. Later, the constellation could be expanded to more than 900 satellites depending on demand. OneWeb is expecting to provide global, 24-hour service in 2023/2024.

The Falcon 9's first stage will return to Earth and land at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

 

LAUNCH VIEWING: 

Experience the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket from one of the following locations:

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ROCKET LAUNCH: March 9, 2023 | SpaceX Falcon 9 OneWeb 3

Launch Viewing

LC-39 Observation Gantry (Sold Out)

 

$49 in addition to daily admission

 

  • See the rocket leave the launch pad
  • Launch Transportation Ticket (LTT) required in addition to admission
  • Approximately 3.4 miles / 5.5 kilometers from launch pad
  • Buses will board at the engine-end of Saturn 1B rocket in the Rocket Garden at 12:15 PM
  • Launch audio and communicator commentary available
  • Includes light snack and souvenir (redeemed at LC-39 viewing site)

 

Banana Creek Launch Viewing Area

 

 

  • Approximately 6.2 miles / 10 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Included with admission
  • Viewing area opens at 12:00 PM
  • Accessible via the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour on a first come basis
  • Launch video, audio and communicator commentary available

 

BUY ADMISSION

Atlantis North Lawn

Located to the left when approaching Space Shuttle Atlantis®

 

  • See the rocket once it clears the tree line
  • Approximately 7.5 miles / 12 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Viewing area opens at 12:30 PM
  • Included with admission
  • Launch audio, video, and communicator commentary available

 

BUY ADMISSION