One of twelve Falcon 9 flights from Rivada Space Networks' 2023 SpaceX booking, lofting 24 Outernet Ka-band satellites to polar orbit for a gateway-less laser mesh. Numbered Rivada 8 is an operational-plane slot, not the company's separate demonstration mission; financing for the 600-satellite constellation remains unannounced.
- Status
- Date TBD
- Target orbit
- PO
- Polar orbit
- Date and time
- 2026
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Payload
- Communications