CHORUS launch time, date and countdown
TBD Q4 2026 (date TBD)
No launch date has been set yet (listed as Q4 2026). The countdown starts once a date is announced.
Launch details
- Target
- Q4 2026 (date TBD)
- Status
- TBD To Be Determined
- Provider
- SpaceX (Commercial)
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission
- CHORUS
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Pad
- Unknown Pad
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country code
- USA
Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.
About this launch
CHORUS is a launch of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket operated by SpaceX. No launch date has been set yet. Launch Library 2 currently lists it as no earlier than Q4 2026, so the date and time shown on this page are placeholders until a real date is announced. The launch site is Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. The target orbit is Low Earth Orbit. Mission type: Earth Science. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “To Be Determined”.
Mission description
CHORUS is MDA's next generation Earth observation constellation, consisting of 2 radar satellites (C-band SAR and X-band SAR), in a 53.5 degree 600 km altitude LEO, with the X-band trailing the C-band by 60 minutes. A collaborative multi-sensor constellation, CHORUS will bring together diverse and unique imagery and data sources and provide a new level of near real-time insight and innovative Earth observation services. Operating in a unique mid-inclination orbit, CHORUS will be able to image day or night, regardless of weather conditions, with daily access of up to 95% of the coverage area. From an industry-leading 700km-wide imaging swath down to sub-metre high resolution, CHORUS will p...
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