Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOS
Launch information
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NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO. The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground reolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years. Also on board the launch is Dhruva Space's LEAP-1; Planet's Pelican-3 and Pelican-4; and Exolaunch’s Acadia-6, FFLY-1, FFLY-2, and FFLY-3.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOS’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Aug. 26, 2025, 6:53 p.m.
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
NAOS (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 |
Location |
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 4E |
Type |
Government/Top Secret |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#7043
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Location Launch
#825
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Pad Launch
#211
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Agency Launch
#556
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Orbital Launch
#194
Year 2025
Location Launch
#39
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Pad Launch
#37
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Agency Launch
#107
Year 2025
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Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned
Eight launches are scheduled this week by SpaceX, Blue Origin, and CSNA. CSNA will kick… The post Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on rideshare mission from Vandenberg SFB
The mission features OHB Italia’s NAOS satellite along with seven other secondary satellites. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:53 a.m. PDT (2:53 p.m. EDT / 1853 UTC).
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