Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission
Launch information
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The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASA’s Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy. Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission", including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission’.
TBD
Status: To Be Determined
Class: normal
Launch T0: Jan. 5, 2026, midnight
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 |
Location |
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 4E |
Type |
Astrophysics |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (Jan. 5, 2026).
Launch statistics
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