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Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 11-13

Possible visibility

TBD

Countdown
Liftoff: 09:00 PM; ADT · Sep 29, 2026
Bearing: 258°; WSW

Mission

3 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Target orbit: Medium 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)

01southwest
02west
03northwest
04north
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.

Look 258° WSWThe rocket rises low in the SW, arcs across the sky toward WSW, and fades in the WNW when engines cut out.

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

09:07 PM ADT

T+7:15

Fades (engine cutoff)

09:08 PM ADT

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.

T+0Liftoff
T+1:12Max-Q (peak aerodynamic pressure)
T+2:25Main engine cutoff (MECO)
T+2:28Stage separation
T+2:36Second-stage ignition
T+3:15Fairing jettison
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: Medium Earth Orbit
Launch window: 09:00 PM → 09:00 PM
Lighting at NET: Night

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