Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS
Falcon 9 Block 5 is scheduled to launch the CHORUS mission for SpaceX from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, no earlier than Dec 31, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Unknown Pad · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS
Launched Dec 31, 2026 9:00:00 AMTBD
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
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.
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About the mission
CHORUS is MDA's next generation Earth observation constellation, consisting of 2 radar satellites (C-band SAR and X-band SAR), in a 53.5 degree 600 km altitude LEO, with the X-band trailing the C-band by 60 minutes. A collaborative multi-sensor constellation, CHORUS will bring together diverse and unique imagery and data sources and provide a new level of near real-time insight and innovative Earth observation services. Operating in a unique mid-inclination orbit, CHORUS will be able to image day or night, regardless of weather conditions, with daily access of up to 95% of the coverage area. From an industry-leading 700km-wide imaging swath down to sub-metre high resolution, CHORUS will provide the most extensive and unrivalled Earth observation radar imaging capacity available on the market in a single mission.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00:00 AM · in 73.3 days
- Status
- TBD
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Unknown Pad · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA