Spainsat NG-2

Defunct Spanish telecommunications satellite. Spainsat NG-2 was launched on October 24, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-239ANORAD 66144Spain

Identity

Name in GCAT: Spainsat NG-2
Payload designation: Spainsat NG II
International designator: 2025-239A
NORAD catalog number: 66144
GCAT identifier: S66144

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Defense
Program: Hisdesat
Owner: Hisdesat
Country: Spain
Builder: Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
Platform (bus): Eurostar NEO

Launch

Date: October 24, 2025 · 01:30 UTC
Launch record: 2025-239Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO
Perigee: 409 km
Apogee: 62,984 km
Inclination: 26.78°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Oct 24, 2025
End of operations: Nov 28, 2025

Size

Mass: 6,100 kg
Dry mass: 5,500 kg
Length: 6.7 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 42.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q136615976 (CC0).