Overview

• SpaceX is aiming to fly during an 8:01–9:57 p.m. EDT window after two consecutive weather scrubs at Cape Canaveral.
• The 45th Weather Squadron forecasts about a 30% chance of acceptable conditions at the start of the window, rising to 45% later, with thunderstorms as the primary risk.
• Falcon 9 will use first stage booster B1078 on its 23rd flight, with a planned landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas roughly 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
• Nusantara Lima, built by Boeing on the 702MP VHTS platform for PSN subsidiary SNL, carries 101 Ka-band spot beams for about 160 Gbps and is designed for a service life exceeding 15 years.
• If launched, spacecraft separation is expected roughly 27 minutes after liftoff, initial signal lock 15–30 minutes later, and orbit raising to 113°E would set up service beginning in early 2026.