Name: VICTUS SURGO — Falcon 9 Block 5
Start: 2026-12-31T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-12-31T00:00:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Question 1

What rocket is launching VICTUS SURGO?

Accepted Answer

VICTUS SURGO is launching on the Falcon 9 Block 5.

Question 2

Who is launching VICTUS SURGO?

Accepted Answer

VICTUS SURGO is being launched by SpaceX, a commercial launch provider founded in 2002.

Question 3

Where is VICTUS SURGO launching from?

Accepted Answer

VICTUS SURGO is launching from Unknown Pad at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Question 4

What orbit is VICTUS SURGO heading to?

Accepted Answer

VICTUS SURGO is heading to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Question 5

Is the Falcon 9 Block 5 reusable?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Falcon 9 Block 5 is designed to be reused, with boosters that can fly multiple missions.

Question 6

How many times has the Falcon 9 Block 5 flown?

Accepted Answer

The Falcon 9 Block 5 has launched 612 times to date, with 610 successful flights.

Question 7

What is the VICTUS SURGO mission?

Accepted Answer

A new Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission by the United States Space Force Space Systems Command to deliver responsive space delivery. The mission consists of an Impulse Space Mira orbital transfer vehicle that will operate in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), which would be transferred from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on an Impulse Space Helios kick stage. A Helios rideshare payload will also be delivered to GEO.

Question 8

Where is Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?

Accepted Answer

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station sits on Florida's Atlantic coast, on the Eastern Range run by the U.S. Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45. It is the United States' busiest launch site and has been America's gateway to orbit since the 1950s.

Question 9

Which rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

SpaceX flies Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, and United Launch Alliance flies the Vulcan Centaur (and the retiring Atlas V) from Space Launch Complex 41.

Question 10

Is Cape Canaveral the same as the Kennedy Space Center?

Accepted Answer

No. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center are separate, neighbouring sites — Kennedy is on Merritt Island just to the north. Together they make up Florida's 'Space Coast'.

Question 11

Why do rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Its pads sit on the Eastern Range, letting rockets fly east out over the Atlantic toward the equatorial and geostationary orbits most commercial and national-security payloads need, away from populated land.

Question 12

Can you watch a launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Space Coast is one of the easiest places in the world to watch a launch from public land. Popular free spots include Playalinda Beach, Space View Park in Titusville, and Jetty Park at Port Canaveral.

VICTUS SURGO

Overview

Mission details

Launch Window

Unknown Pad

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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