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SpaceX Scheduled to Launch EchoStar Mission March 9 at Cape Canaveral

By  //  March 5, 2026

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV

SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the EchoStar XXV mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the EchoStar XXV mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The 149-minute launch window opens at 11:14 p.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Tuesday, March 10 with the same window.

This will be the 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously supported Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-21, and seven Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.