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Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS

Possible visibility
TBD
Countdown

Liftoff
08:00 PM
AST · Dec 30, 2026
Bearing
258°
WSW

Mission

CHORUS is MDA's next generation Earth observation constellation, consisting of 2 radar satellites (C-band SAR and X-band SAR), in a 53.5 degree 600 km altitude LEO, with the X-band trailing the C-band by 60 minutes. A collaborative multi-sensor constellation, CHORUS will bring together diverse and unique imagery and data sources and provide a new level of near real-time insight and innovative Earth observation services. Operating in a unique mid-inclination orbit, CHORUS will be able to image day or night, regardless of weather conditions, with daily access of up to 95% of the coverage area. From an industry-leading 700km-wide imaging swath down to sub-metre high resolution, CHORUS will provide the most extensive and unrivalled Earth observation radar imaging capacity available on the market in a single mission.

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit

How to watch from Bermuda

Possible visibility from Bermuda, conditions permitting.

Face wsw (258.3152252970559°) and sweep along the trajectory. Start scanning the sky about six minutes after liftoff.

Sweep order (approximate)

  1. 01southwest
  2. 02west
  3. 03northwest
  4. 04north
  5. 05northeast

You are standing at the amber dot in the middle. The solid cyan arrow is where to aim your eyes — roughly where the rocket will appear highest in the sky. The dotted cyan arc traces the rocket's motion across the sky, with the arrow showing which way it travels.

Lighting note

At night, look for the faint glow of the exhaust plume rather than the rocket itself. Let your eyes adjust for several minutes before liftoff, and avoid looking at phone screens.

Bermuda weather

Checking conditions…

Falcon 9 mission profile

Typical stage events

Illustrative timings from published Falcon 9 press kits. Actual events vary by mission profile, payload, and recovery method. Telemetry-accurate per-mission events coming in v1.x.

Bermuda viewing window

Appears above horizon

08:07 PM AST

T+7:15

Fades (engine cutoff)

08:08 PM AST

T+8:39

Visible for

~1 min 24 sec

The rocket rises low in the SW, arcs across the sky toward WSW, and fades in the WNW when engines cut out. Under clear skies and with minimal light pollution, the rocket plume is typically visible as a slow-moving bright star between these times.

Times assume on-time liftoff. Add ~30–90 sec uncertainty for typical per-mission timing variance; launch delays move the whole window.

  1. T+0Liftoff
  2. T+1:12Max-Q (peak aerodynamic pressure)
  3. T+2:25Main engine cutoff (MECO)
  4. T+2:28Stage separation
  5. T+2:36Second-stage ignition
  6. T+3:15Fairing jettison
  7. T+8:39Second engine cutoff (SECO)

Launch details

Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Pad
Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, USA
Pad coordinates
28.458, -80.528
Mission type
Low Earth Orbit
Launch window
08:00 PM → 08:00 PM
Lighting at NET
Night

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