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SpaceX Falcon 9 O3b mPower 5/6

Nov 12, 2023 04:08 PM Space Launch Complex 40 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

LAUNCH VIEWING: 

Watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload for SES from one of the following locations:

Launch Viewing

Apollo/Saturn V (Banana Creek)
Launch Transportation Ticket

 

$20 in addition to admission

 

  • Approximately 6.2 miles/ 10 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Additional Launch Transportation Ticket (LTT) required in addition to valid admission ticket
  • Buses will begin boarding at 2:00 PM ET in the Bus Embarkation zone
  • Launch video, audio, and communicator commentary available

 

BUY ADMISSION

Atlantis North Lawn

Located to the left when approaching Space Shuttle Atlantis®

Included with admission


  • 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 ET
  • Included with admission to visitor complex
  • Launch audio, video, and communicator commentary available

 

BUY ADMISSION

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from launch complex 40.

NET November 12, 2023 | SpaceX Falcon 9 O3b mPower 5/6

MISSION DETAILS:

  • Launch Provider: SpaceX
  • Rocket Type: Falcon 9 | Block 5
  • Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
  • Description: Provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES’s O3b network
  • Booster(s): Droneship

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into medium-Earth orbit 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 launch window will open at 4:08 PM ET and conclude at 5:36 PM ET.