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Historical mission record
This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpainSat NG I and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission
First of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various international organizations.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Expended, The Falcon 9 booster B1073 was expended during this mission.
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11

Recorded timing
This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.
Target ·
The target marker shows its position within the published window. The schedule may change before launch.
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Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Startup
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- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:17
Max-Q
- T+00:02:40
MECO
- T+00:02:43
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:50
SES-1
- T+00:03:37
Fairing Separation
- T+00:08:00
SECO-1
- T+00:26:37
SES-2
- T+00:27:43
SECO-2
- T+00:31:24
Payload Separation
Launch site & orbit
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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