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Falcon 9 Block 5 | IMAP & others
Falcon 9 Block 5 | IMAP & others launched on Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 11:30 AM UTC — a SpaceX mission.
Launch SuccessfulSpaceX
Lifted offNET Sep 2025
NET Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 11:30 AM UTC
Live coverage
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Mission profile
The flight at a glance
Falcon 9Vehicle
SpaceXProvider
Launch Complex 39APad
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USALocation
HeliophysicsMission type
Heliocentric L1Orbit
Flight sequence
Mission timeline
Key events from liftoff — ignition, staging, separation and deployment — with their times relative to T0.
- GO for Prop LoadT- 00:38:00
- Prop LoadT- 00:35:00
- Stage 1 LOX LoadT- 00:35:00
- Stage 2 LOX LoadT- 00:16:00
- Engine ChillT- 00:07:00
- StartupT- 00:01:00
- Tank PressT- 00:01:00
- GO for LaunchT- 00:00:45
- IgnitionT- 00:00:03
- LiftoffT+ 00:00:00
- Max-QT+ 00:01:12
- MECOT+ 00:02:29
- Stage 2 SeparationT+ 00:02:32
- SES-1T+ 00:02:40
- Fairing SeparationT+ 00:03:12
- Entry Burn StartupT+ 00:06:37
- Entry Burn ShutdownT+ 00:07:07
- SECO-1T+ 00:07:52
- Stage 1 Landing BurnT+ 00:08:20
- Stage 1 LandingT+ 00:08:45
- SES-2T+ 01:12:28
- SECO-2T+ 01:13:30
- Payload SeparationT+ 01:23:51
- Payload SeparationT+ 01:30:26
- Payload SeparationT+ 01:36:46
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for Falcon 9 to Heliocentric L1. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 17:50
SimulatedRepresentative Falcon 9 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
IMAP & others
IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) is a NASA mission to study interactions between solar wind and the local interstellar medium. Carrying a suite of 10 scientific instruments, IMAP is able to investigate how particles are accelerated, determine their composition, as well as help to advance space weather forecasting models. The IMAP launch also includes the space weather satellite SWFO-L1 (Space Weather Follow-On - L1) for NOAA and the GLIDE (Global Lyman-alpha Imagers of the Dynamic Exosphere/Carruthers Geocorona Observatory) mission to study far ultraviolet emission in the Earth's exosphere.
Around this launch
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Good to know
Frequently asked
What time does Falcon 9 Block 5 | IMAP & others launch?
Falcon 9 Block 5 | IMAP & others is scheduled to lift off Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 11:30 AM UTC.
Where can I watch Falcon 9 Block 5 | IMAP & others?
Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.
Who is launching Falcon 9 Block 5 | IMAP & others?
Falcon 9 Block 5 | IMAP & others is a SpaceX mission flying on a Falcon 9.
Where does Falcon 9 Block 5 | IMAP & others launch from?
It lifts off from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.