Falcon 9 Block 5 | MRV-1
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July 21, 2026, 9:15 p.m. - July 22, 2026, 1:04 a.m.
July 21, 2026, 9:15 p.m. - July 22, 2026, 1:04 a.m.
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Northrup Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEP), a robotic space servicing mission. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, at 5:15 p.m. EDT …
Launch Window: July 21st from 5:15PM to 9:15PM EDT (21:15-01:15 UTC) Current T0: July 21st at 5:15PM EDT (21:15 UTC) Mission: Falcon 9 of MRV-1 and MEP 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Northrop Grumman Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth. Target orbit: …
The Northrop Grumman/SpaceLogistics MRV-1 is a mission extension payload including a mission robotic vehicle (MRV) and multiple mission extension pods (MEPs). The MRV is designed to attach up to 30 MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) to various satellites in GEO over the course of its life, and the MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) are 400 kg spacecraft designed to be captured by the MRV and then attached to a customer's satellite. A single MEP can extend a 2000 kg satellite's service life by up to 6 years. For this mission, 2 of the MEP's will service satellites for Intelsat, while the third will service a satellite for Optus.
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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.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 booster B1069 was expended during its 32nd mission.
Core will be expended.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.
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