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Falcon 9 Block 5: Skynet 6A

expected 2027

expected 2027

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    Falcon 9 Block 5: Skynet 6A is expected 2027. The exact day has not been announced yet.

    SpaceX is preparing to launch Skynet 6A on a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space to cover the gap between the Britisch Skynet-5 network and its successor. Skynet 6A was solesourced from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017, but was not fully funded until July 2020. Aibus will build the Skynet-6A satellite in the United Kingdom and arrange a 2025 launch. RAL Space, a U.K. national laboratory, will test the all-electric satellite at its facility in Harwell. Skynet-6A, based on the Eurostar-Neo platform, is expected to provide communications services for the British military until at least 2040. Launch is expected in 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 17, 2026

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