Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOS

Launch Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Launch Site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5

Status: To Be Determined

Mission Details

NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO. The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground reolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years.

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

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:16:00 GMT
NET 1H 2025.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 10:54:29 GMT
Launch vehicle switched from Vega-C to Falcon 9.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:57:31 GMT
Vega-C RTF NET 2024.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:42:41 GMT
Satellite testing is planned for November, launch is no earlier than that.
by spacevogel