{"id":208396,"date":"2025-09-07T19:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/208396\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T19:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:44:07","slug":"spacex-to-launch-satellite-for-pasifik-satelit-nusantara-from-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/208396\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX to launch satellite for Pasifik Satelit Nusantara from Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Potential “jellyfish effect” launch alert<\/a>: SpaceX may propel a Falcon 9 rocket into flight shortly after sunset Monday, Sept. 8, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n

Sunset will occur at 7:35 p.m. Monday at the Cape, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Soon afterward, SpaceX is targeting a 116-minute launch window that opens at 8:02 p.m. and ends at 9:58 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n

The photogenic space jellyfish phenomenon happens when ground level is darkened just before sunrise or just after sunset but the ascending rocket’s vapor plume is illuminated by sunlight\u00a0streaming through the upper reaches of the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Cape Canaveral: <\/strong>Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA, ULA, rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral<\/a><\/p>\n

The 230-foot Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 40, then deploy the Nusantara Lima communications satellite in geosynchronous transfer orbit for Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, Indonesia’s first satellite-based private telecommunications company.<\/p>\n

Boeing built the satellite, which is scheduled to enter commercial service early next year and provide broadband internet, phone service and emergency communications across Indonesia and neighboring countries in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

“Why it matters: Indonesia\u2019s more than 17,000 islands make it nearly impossible to connect everyone with fiber or cell towers,” an Aug. 7 Boeing news article said.<\/p>\n

The satellite will operate about 22,000 miles above the Earth’s surface. In a Boeing press release, PSN Group CEO Adi Rahman Adiwoso said, \u201cthis satellite will empower communities, schools, and businesses that have never had reliable access before.”<\/p>\n

\u201cBoeing\u2019s satellite business has a rich history of serving Indonesia and the Asia Pacific region, dating back to the Palapa A1 satellite in 1976,\u201d Ryan Reid, president of Boeing Satellite Systems International, said in the press release.<\/p>\n

The SpaceX launch comes on the heels of Friday’s Starlink 10-57 mission<\/a>, which lifted off at 8:32 a.m. from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n

For the latest news from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, visit\u00a0floridatoday.com\/space<\/a>. Another easy way: Click here to sign up for our weekly Space newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rick Neale<\/a>\u00a0is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com<\/a>. Twitter\/X:\u00a0@RickNeale1<\/a><\/p>\n

Space is important to us and that’s why we’re working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Journalism like this takes time and resources.\u00a0Please support it with a subscription here.<\/a><\/p>\n