SpaceX Launches 3 Communications Satellites
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) | September 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 15th Sep, 2026) SpaceX successfully launched three communications satellites on a milestone mission. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying the final three satellites for Luxembourg-based SES’ O3b mPOWER constellation.
Each O3b mPOWER satellite weighs approximately 1,700 kilograms (3,750 pounds). SpaceX has delivered all of them through six Falcon 9 launches beginning in December 2022. Today’s launch marked SpaceX’s 107th orbital mission of the year, with the Falcon 9 handling 105 and the Falcon Heavy conducting the remaining two.
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