A SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg will loft 24 Rivada Outernet satellites to polar orbit, one of 12 flights booked in 2023 for the first 300 of a planned 600-satellite laser-mesh network. The gateway-less constellation is meant to route traffic entirely in space; Rivada still planned a demo then 2027 operations, with financing still unannounced as of May 2026.
- Status
- Date TBD
- Target orbit
- PO
- Polar orbit
- Date and time
- 2026
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Payload
- Communications