Success
SpainSat NG I
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
GTOorbit
First of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various international organizations.
Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Flight Timeline
- T-38:00GO for Prop Load
- T-35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
- T-35:00Prop Load
- T-16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
- T-07:00Engine Chill
- T-01:00Tank Press
- T-01:00Startup
- T-00:45GO for Launch
- T-00:03Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+01:17Max-Q
- T+02:40MECO
- T+02:43Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:50SES-1
- T+03:37Fairing Separation
- T+08:00SECO-1
- T+26:37SES-2
- T+27:43SECO-2
- T+31:24Payload Separation
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,870
SpX Mission
#463
Pad Launch
#198
Location Launch
#256
Designator
2025-021
Weather GO
95%
Weather Concerns
Thick Cloud Layers Rule
Launch Window
NET
Jan 30, 2025, 1:34 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
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 fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Jan 30, 2025, 8:01 AM
Launch success
Source - Jan 30, 2025, 2:14 AM
Liftoff, S1 sep, fairing sep, SECO-1, SEI-2, SECO-2, payload deploy
Source - Jan 30, 2025, 1:15 AM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Source - Jan 29, 2025, 12:03 AM
GO for launch.
Source - Jan 28, 2025, 6:11 PM
Updated launch weather.
Source - Jan 25, 2025, 6:36 PM
Delayed to NET January 30 UTC due to delays with rocket 2nd stage delivery.
Source - Jan 24, 2025, 5:39 PM
Tweaked launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Source - Jan 22, 2025, 5:24 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Jan 22, 2025, 1:05 AM
Assigning launch pad.
Source - Jan 10, 2025, 2:40 AM
NET January 28 EST/29 UTC.
Source - Dec 23, 2024, 8:44 PM
NET 28th January (UTC)
Source - Nov 24, 2024, 2:38 PM
NET late January 2025.
Source - Sep 7, 2024, 7:30 AM
NET December 2024.
Source - May 8, 2024, 5:04 AM
NET late November.
Source - Apr 1, 2024, 3:19 PM
NET Q4 2024.
Source - Oct 2, 2023, 3:40 PM
NET September 2024.
Source - Aug 7, 2023, 11:32 PM
NET summer 2024.
Source - Jun 5, 2023, 2:50 PM
Adding launch NET 2024
Source
SpaceX
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 Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Jan 29, 2025, 8:34 PM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508