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Boeing has completed the delivery of On September 13, 2026, SpaceX successfully launched the final three satellites of the O3b mPOWER satellites to operator constellation for Luxembourg-based SES. These spacecraft, manufactured using Boeing’s 702X software-defined bus, were transported The mission, designated O3b mPOWER-F, utilized a Falcon 9 rocket from California to Cape Canaveral to prepare for deployment. Following previous power module anomalies Space Force Station in earlier flight units, Boeing and SES implemented technical mitigations and re-engineered power system components for these final units to ensure redundancy. The delivery completes Florida, completing the initial 13-satellite Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation fleet designed for high-throughput, high-performance, low-latency broadband connectivity. SpaceX is scheduled connectivity in medium Earth orbit (MEO). The Boeing-manufactured satellites, built on the 702X platform, are intended to launch serve enterprise-grade sectors including maritime, aviation, government, and telecommunications. Unlike SpaceX’s Starlink service, which targets direct-to-consumer users in low Earth orbit, the final three satellites via O3b mPOWER network is positioned as a dedicated solution for large-scale commercial and sovereign needs through dynamically allocatable high-capacity bandwidth. The launch also marked the 700th flight of the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. family. The mission, designated O3b mPOWER-F, aims to finalize mission’s first-stage booster, B1080, completed its 29th mission by landing on the constellation, which features antennas capable droneship ‘A Shortfall of generating up to 5,000 dynamic Ka-band beams. Once launched and deployed, Gravitas’ in the satellites are Atlantic Ocean. The full constellation is expected to enter service be fully operational by mid-2027.