A Falcon 9 from Vandenberg will loft 24 Rivada Outernet satellites to polar orbit, one of 12 flights booked with SpaceX in 2023 toward a 600-satellite laser-mesh, gateway-less LEO network. The company still plans a 2026 demonstration before operational launches; this numbered flight is not that demo.
- Status
- Date TBD
- Target orbit
- PO
- Polar orbit
- Date and time
- 2026
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Payload
- Communications