Event Details
Launch Details

Launch Details

Payload Blog

SpaceX Falcon 9 SES O3b mPOWER 1 & 2

Dec 16, 2022 05:21 PM Space Launch Complex 40 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

MISSION:

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch the first two O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES's O3b network. 

The Falcon 9's first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

LAUNCH VIEWING: 

Hear the roar of the Falcon 9 rocket from one of the following viewing locations:

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ROCKET LAUNCH: December 16, 2022 | SpaceX Falcon 9 SES O3b mPOWER

Launch Viewing

Banana Creek Launch Viewing Area

 

 

  • Approximately 6.2 miles / 10 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Included with valid daily admission
  • Viewing area opens at 2:30 PM
  • Accessible via the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour on a first come basis
  • Launch video, audio and communicator commentary available

 

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Atlantis North Lawn

Located to the left when approaching Space Shuttle Atlantis®

 

  • See the rocket once it clears the tree line
  • Approximately 6.7 miles / 10.8 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Viewing area opens at 2:30 PM
  • Included with admission to visitor complex
  • Launch audio, video, and communicator commentary available

 

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