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Name: Launch Firefly Alpha / Stairway to Seven (Flight 7)
Start: 2026-03-09T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-09T23:59:59-07:00
Location: SLC-2W (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA

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Launch Falcon 9 / EchoStar 25

Mar 9

SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA

Launch window EDT 23:14 Mar 9 - 01:43 Mar 10 (17:14-19:43 Mar 9 HST); going to GTO, EchoStar 25 is a direct broadcast satellite for the DISH network, built on the Maxar 1300 series platform to deliver content across North America via a high-power, multi-spot beam payload.

Launch Firefly Alpha / Stairway to Seven (Flight 7)

Mar 9

SLC-2W (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA

Launch window open 17:50-19:50 PDT (14:50-16:50 HST) for test flight of multiple Block II systems including avionics and thermals although the last flight in the current configuration, ahead of the upgrade on Flight 8. Follows April 2025 launch failure.

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