GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - SPAINSAT NG II - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: October 22, 2025 (EDT) Launch Time: 9:30 p.m. EDT (October 23, 0130 UTC, 03:30 CEST) Launch Window: Open until 1:19 a.m. EDT, October 23 Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: North East Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: SPAINSAT NG II Launch Provider: SpaceX Contractor: Hisdesat Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1090 - Turnaround time 35 days) Flight for the Booster: 22 - FINAL FLIGHT Previous Flights of the Booster: 21 21 - CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER-C, Ovzon-3, Eutelsat 26D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, SXM-9, and 12 Starlink missions Droneship: No landing. Due to the additional performance required to deliver this payload to orbit, it will be the 22nd and final flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster Price: $69,75 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, October 22 for Falcon 9’s launch of the SpainSat NG II mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The four-hour window opens at 9:30 p.m. EDT. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, October 23 at the same time. Due to the additional performance required to deliver this payload to orbit, this will be the 22nd and final flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER-C, Ovzon-3, Eutelsat 26D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, SXM-9, and 12 Starlink missions. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live Countdown Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff Launch and Deployment All Times Approximate Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:01:12 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:39 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:42 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:49 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:35 Fairing separation 00:07:58 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:26:51 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:27:55 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:35:55 SpainSat NG II deploys