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January 29, 2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 Spainsat-NG I for Hisdesat

Launched: 8:34 PM EST
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 39A, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: B1073, 21st And FINAL Flight
Mission required using all fuel, no recovery of Booster, sacrificed

Payload: SpainSat NG I & II (replacing current SpainSat and XTAR-EUR). 6,100kg
Incorporates the latest advances in communications to reinforce their capabilities, security levels and resilience.
They will have a useful life of about 15 years (approximately 2040).

Viewing Site: West Palm Beach, FL

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Booster recovery: NONE. Booster will be expended, mission requires the full lift capacity of the Falcon 9
Previous missions the booster saw include:
13 Starlink missions, SES-22, ispace's HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, GSAT-20, and Thuraya-4.

Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'Bob'

SpaceX Stats:
14th launch of the year and the 14th launch of the month.

429th orbital flight for Falcon 9.
102nd launch from SLC-39A.