GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - GLOBALSTAR 2-R M #1 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: May 17, 2026 Launch Time: 8:50 a.m. EDT, 1250 UTC, 14:50 CEST Launch Window: Open until 9:04 a.m. EDT Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Launch Inclination: Northeast Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster B1090 - Turnaround 61 days) Satellite Manufacturer: MDA & Rocketlab Satellite Operator: Globalstar Payload: 9 satellites - Satellite Phones, low speed data connection Flight for the Booster: 12 Previous Flights of the Booster: 11- SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, SES O3b mPOWER-D, CRS-33, and six Starlink missions Droneship: A Shortfall Of Gravitas Price: $74 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 Sunday, May 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Globalstar 2-R Launch 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 14-minute launch window opens at 8:50 a.m. EDT. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Monday, May 18 during a 14-minute launch window that opens at 8:35 a.m. EDT. This will be the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously supported SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, SES O3b mPOWER-D, CRS-33, and six Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. 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, Landing, and Deployment All Times Approximate Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:01:09 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:30 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:37 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:09 Fairing separation 00:06:40 1st stage entry burn start 00:07:03 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:14 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:08:25 1st stage landing burn start 00:08:49 1st stage landing 00:53:20 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:53:36 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:01:37 Globalstar 2-R deployment sequence begins 01:08:17 Globalstar 2-R deployment sequence ends