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O3b mPOWER 9

Communications satellite. O3b mPOWER 9 was launched on July 22, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-153ANORAD 64866United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
O3b mPOWER F9
Common name
O3b mPOWER 9
Payload designation
O3b mPOWER 9
International designator
2025-153A
NORAD catalog number
64866
GCAT identifier
S64866
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1308

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
O3b
Owner
O3B SES
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
702X

Launch

Date
July 22, 2025 · 21:12 UTC
Launch record
2025-153Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
5,020 km
Apogee
7,537 km
Inclination
4.65°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jul 22, 2025

Size

Mass
1,700 kg
Dry mass
1,700 kg
Length
1.2 m
Diameter
3.00 m
Span
27.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q135581657 (CC0).