Falcon 9 Block 5 | Skynet 6A

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Skynet 6A
Start: 2027-12-31T00:00:00Z
End: 2027-12-31T00:00:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

TO BE DETERMINED

> T-MINUS (NET)

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Target time only (NET — no earlier than). This launch is not yet confirmed and may slip.

> MISSION DATA

DATEFriday, December 31, 2027

TIME12:00 AM UTC

PROVIDERSpaceX

ROCKETFalcon 9 Block 5

PADUnknown Pad

LOCATIONCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

ORBITGeostationary Transfer Orbit

> MISSION BRIEFING // COMMUNICATIONS

The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space to cover the gap between the Britisch Skynet-5 network and its successor. Skynet 6A was solesourced from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017, but was not fully funded until July 2020. Aibus will build the Skynet-6A satellite in the United Kingdom and arrange a 2025 launch. RAL Space, a U.K. national laboratory, will test the all-electric satellite at its facility in Harwell. Skynet-6A, based on the Eurostar-Neo platform, is expected to provide communications services for the British military until at least 2040.

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

Source-reported status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Launch window: 2027-12-31 00:00:00 UTC — 2027-12-31 00:00:00 UTC.

Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.

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