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Falcon 9 Block 5: COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)

expected August 2027

expected August 2027

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    Falcon 9 Block 5: COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) is expected August 2027. The exact day has not been announced yet.

    SpaceX is preparing to launch COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) on a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Wide-field gamma-ray telescope designed to study energetic phenomena in the Milky Way and beyond, including the creation and destruction of matter and antimatter and the final stages of the lives of stars. The mission is a collaboration between the University of California, Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory, the University of California, San Diego, the Naval Research Laboratory, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and Northrop Grumman. Launch is expected in August 2027 and no firm date has been announced yet.

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    United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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    Last verified Sep 16, 2026

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