| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-10-24 01:30:00 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2025-10-24, 21:30:00 (EDT) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA |
| Booster | B1076-22 |
| Landing | No, booster intentionally expended |
| Payload | SPAINSAT New Generation II |
| Customer | Hisdesat |
| Target orbit | Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yc38EAnxco |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrh3NcHcePI |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McPj0d75oew |
| Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut/streams |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEyjj0Au-14 |
| SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1981529714905813199 |
| The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTk_BkDJ4FI |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 62nd launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 4 days, 7:50:20 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 244 days, 10:11:00 hours turnaround for B1076
☑️ 134th Falcon 9 mission of 2025, 552st overall
☑️ 139th SpaceX mission of 2025, 579th overall (excluding Starship hops)
☑️ 139th SpaceX launch of 2025, 588th overall (including Starship hops)
Mission info
SPAINSAT New Generation II (SpainSat-NG II, XTAR-NG2, XTAR-LANT-NG)
SPAINSAT NG is Hisdesat’s largest project since its foundation. Its technological complexity and strategic relevance will position the company as an international benchmark in satellite communications. The new Spainsat NG generation will multiply by 16 times the capacity in X and Ka military band with respect to the current devices and will add a new payload in UHF band. In addition, it will operate with active X-band antennas in receive and transmit. Pioneers in the European aerospace sector, each of them will be assigned 16 different areas of operation to perform their coverage services with electronic configuration.
The SpainSat NG I & II will replace the current SpainSat and XTAR-EUR and will incorporate the latest technological advances in communications to reinforce their capabilities, security levels and resilience. They will have a useful life of about 15 years, which means that they will be fully operational until the 2040 threshold.
https://bsky.app/profile/rykllan.bsky.social/post/3m3zunspzvs23
#Falcon9 fairing halves of SPAINSAT NG II
Liftoff, MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Nominal SECO, coast phase, and payload deployment.
Good night, sweet booster princess.
o7
I wonder how they decide which boosters to expend. B1076 wasn’t the oldest booster, nor was it the most flown booster. I wonder if there are any signs that a given booster is “wearing out”, i.e., still safe to fly now, but possibly not after a few more flights.
That’s a interesting question that is a rabbit hole! Were I on X, I would ask one of the guys who unofficially lurk at Starbase. Or just ask Elon, he seems to be willing to respond to engineering questions, for good or for evil.
Interesting idea. Let’s try Kiko Dontchev.
@[email protected] And we have a reply!
https://x.com/threelonmusket1/status/1982315156047605761
@TurkeyBeaver How do you decide which boosters to expend? B1076 wasn’t the oldest booster, nor was it the most flown booster. Are there signs that a given booster is “wearing out”, i.e., still safe to fly now, but possibly not after a few more flights?
https://x.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/1982619756600435037
There are several inputs that drive which booster is picked, but that is definitely a big part of it.
He didn’t provide further details, but he more or less confirmed that our hunches are correct.
