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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission
NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO. The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground reolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years. Also on board the launch is Dhruva Space's LEAP-1; Planet's Pelican-3 and Pelican-4; and Exolaunch’s Acadia-6, FFLY-1, FFLY-2, and FFLY-3.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, The Falcon 9 booster B1063 landed back at the launch site at LZ-4 after its 27th flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
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
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27 minute windowPublished target
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Flight timeline
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- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
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- T−00:01:00
Startup
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:12
Max-Q
- T+00:02:14
MECO
- T+00:02:18
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:22
Stage 1 Flip
- T+00:02:25
SES-1
- T+00:02:31
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+00:02:41
Fairing Separation
- T+00:03:18
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:14
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:35
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:20
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:07:57
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:09:29
SECO-1
- T+00:11:42
Payload Separation
- T+00:11:48
Payload Separation
- T+00:11:55
Payload Separation
- T+00:52:34
SES-2
- T+00:52:37
SECO-2
- T+01:05:55
SES-3
- T+01:05:59
SECO-3
- T+01:08:50
Payload Separation
- T+01:08:58
Payload Separation
Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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