Falcon 9 Block 5 | Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO) mission for SpaceX from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on Dec 29, 2024 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Astranis: From One to Many (4x Astranis MicroGEO)
Launched Dec 29, 2024 2:00:00 PMSuccess
4 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
90° E
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 0.1°
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
Four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite to be inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sun, Dec 29 · 2:00:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- GTO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA