Falcon 9 Block 5 | TRACERS

Launch Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Launch Site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5

Status: To Be Determined

Mission Details

NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, consisting of two identical satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other), will help understand magnetic re-connection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Magnetic re-connection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth.

Launch Service Provider

SpaceX (SpX)

Rocket Information

Configuration: Falcon 9
Manufacturer: SpaceX
Payload Capacity to LEO: 22800 kg
Height: 70 meters
Diameter: 3.65 meters

Launch Pad

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Space Launch Complex 4E

Updates

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:49:00 GMT
Changed launch site.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 02:08:00 GMT
NET May 11.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Added launch (previously thought to be launching on a Transporter mission but appears to be now flying separately as primary payload of its ride-share - see https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=62129.0).
by Cosmic_Penguin