Falcon 9 • Spainsat NG-2

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Spainsat Next Generation 2 (NG-2) satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It follows the launch of the Spainsat NG-1 satellite in January. These satellites were manufactured by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space on behalf of Hisdesat. Spainsat NG-2 will operate at the 29 degrees East position. SpaceX will launch this mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number B1076. This was its 22nd and final flight since SpaceX needed to fly this booster in an expendable configuration to use more of the rocket’s boost capabilities. Delayed from Oct. 22.