Launched Luxembourg's NAOS military reconnaissance satellite to sun-synchronous orbit from Vandenberg, along with seven rideshare payloads including Planet's Pelican-3 and 4, Capella's Acadia-6 and three Pixxel Firefly imaging satellites.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.4 T (est.)
- Flight
- 464th
- of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights
- Date and time
- 26 August 2025, 18:53 UTC
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2025-188
- Launches in 2025
- 196th of 329
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