Launch report · SpaceX

Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 11-13

Falcon 9 Block 5 by SpaceX from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, NET 2026-09-13 18:49 UTC. Outcome: launch successful. Our final pre-flight call was GO at 85% confidence, T-3h 2m - and it was right.

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LAUNCH FACTS

VEHICLE
Falcon 9 Block 5
PROVIDER
SpaceX
PAD
Space Launch Complex 40
LOCATION
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NET
2026-09-13 18:49 UTC
WINDOW
2026-09-13 18:49 UTC → 20:16 UTC
ORBIT
Medium Earth Orbit
LL2 STATUS
Launch Successful

MISSION

3 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

OUTCOME + OUR CALL

Official outcome: Launch successful

Our final pre-flight call was GO at 85% confidence, T-3h 2m - and it was right.

✓ Call matched the outcome

Scoring rule: a launch that reached flight means the countdown proceeded, so a GO or HOLDING call is right and a SCRUB call is a false alarm. Only the last call made before T-0 counts.

CALL TIMELINE (1)

Logged (UTC)T-minusCallConfidenceSource
2026-09-13 15:47T-3h 2mGO85%grok

Launch data: Launch Library 2 · Calls: RocketScan (Grok over live X chatter) · Report URL: /launches/falcon-9-block-5-o3b-mpower-11-13