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SpaceX Launches Three O3b mPOWER Satellites for SES Luxembourg

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC · How we work

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SpaceX launched three O3b mPOWER satellites for Luxembourg’s SES on a Falcon 9 rocket.
The launch lifted off from Cape Canaveral Station at 2:49 p.m. EDT on Sept. 13, 2026.
It was SpaceX’s 700th Falcon family launch, with 687 Falcon 9 and 13 Falcon Heavy missions.
Booster B1080 completed its 29th flight and landed on drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Boeing expects the three 3,750-lb satellites to enter service by mid-2027 after orbit-raising.

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SpaceX launched three O3b mPOWER satellites for Luxembourg’s SES on a Falcon 9 rocket.
The launch lifted off from Cape Canaveral Station at 2:49 p.m. EDT on Sept. 13, 2026.
It was SpaceX’s 700th Falcon family launch, with 687 Falcon 9 and 13 Falcon Heavy missions.
Booster B1080 completed its 29th flight and landed on drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Boeing expects the three 3,750-lb satellites to enter service by mid-2027 after orbit-raising.