Falcon 9 Block 5 | Motus Via Sol & Others

Motus Via Sol is the first mission of the Supernova spacecraft tug/proximity operations vehicle by the US company Portal Space Systems, designed to operate across LEO, MEO, GEO, and cis-lunar space. It uses a solar thermal powered propulsion system named FLARE with prospects of providing 6 km/s of delta-V. Other ride-share payload are planned with integration to be provided by Maverick Space Systems.

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

Payload and object details are usually published 1–2 days after launch.