SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Galileo FOC FM26 & FM32

Following several delays, Falcon 9 is now expected to launch a pair of Galileo global positioning satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday, Sept. 17, at 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC). This mission, the 13th for the Galileo constellation, was originally planned to launch on Soyuz and then Ariane 6, but was eventually contracted to SpaceX alongside another pair of European satellites due to delays with Ariane 6. Mission: F9 launch of two Galileo global positioning satellites for the European Comission Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth. Target orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO); Booster: B1067-22; 38d 10h turnaround Booster history: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, SL 4-34, Hotbird 13G, O3b mPOWER 1, SL 5-2, SL 5-5, SL 5-9, Satria, SL 6-10, SL 6-22, SL 6-29, SL 6-35, Merah Putih 2, SL 6-45, SL 6-55, SL 8-5, SL 8-3. Booster recovery: Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) Fairing