SpaceX targets Sept. 8 Falcon 9 launch of Boeing-built Nusantara Lima (N5) to GTO from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX is targeting Monday, September 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Boeing-built Nusantara Lima (N5) telecommunications satellite for Pasifik Satelit Nusantara into geosynchronous transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral SLC‑40. The 116-minute window opens at 8:02 p.m. EDT; the first stage will return to the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Discovered 2025-09-07T10:09:19.581523-07:00 | 2025-09-07T10:09:19.581523-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The flight delivers Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima (N5) to geosynchronous transfer orbit on a commercial Falcon 9 from SLC‑40, with a 116‑minute window opening at 8:02 p.m. EDT and a planned first‑stage recovery on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
  • The mission underscores continuing commercial demand for rapid, cost‑effective GTO launches and SpaceX’s role in that market; see SpaceX’s recent cadence and reuse context in its Project Kuiper and pad turnaround coverage (https://hype.aero/?story=aecb937d-6273-4ad8-9503-36adf067b4ac, https://hype.aero/?story=b1699a5c-997f-467d-88d6-9af3c84ec6ca).
  • The launch takes place amid heightened GEO activity and competing provider schedules, including recent GEO launches and planned GTO missions by other operators (https://hype.aero/?story=a3a1347d-97fd-4769-b1b9-d36d5a9bc43c, https://hype.aero/?story=440073fd-05be-4f82-8bad-6e3c6f78b235).

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