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SpaceX Falcon 9 O3b mPower 5/6

November 12, 2023 4:08 p.m.

Space Launch Complex 40 • Cape Canaveral Space Station

LAUNCH OF VISUALIZATION:

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

Start visualization

Apollo/Saturn V (Banana Creek)
Launch transport ticket

$20 in addition to admission

  • Approximately 6.2 miles/10 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Additional Launch Transport Ticket (LTT) required in addition to valid entry ticket
  • Buses will begin boarding at 2 p.m. ET in the bus boarding area.
  • Launch video, audio and communicator commentary available

BUY ADMISSION

Northern Lawn of Atlantis

Located on the left as the Space Shuttle Atlantis® approaches

Included with entry

  • Watch 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 p.m. ET
  • Included with entry to the visitor complex
  • Audio, video and launch communicator commentary available

BUY ADMISSION

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Launch Complex 40.

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

MISSION DETAILS:

  • Launch Provider: EspaceX
  • Rocket type: Falcon 9 | Block 5
  • Launching ramp: Space Launch Complex 40
  • Description: Providing Internet services to most populated regions around the world, leveraging SES’s O3b network
  • Booster(s): Drone

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 to most populated areas around the world, leveraging SES’s O3b network. The launch window will open at 4:08 p.m. ET and close at 5:36 p.m. ET.