Falcon 9 Block 5 | MRV-1
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the MRV-1 mission for SpaceX from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on Jul 21, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | MRV-1
Launched Jul 22, 2026 6:15:00 AMSuccess
4 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
90° E
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 22.2°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Wed, Jul 22 · 6:15:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Mission Extension
- Target orbit
- GTO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA