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Gravitas

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Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2026-067CHLaunched 3/30/2026
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-16
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
3/30/2026
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
595.5 km
Inclination
97.76 deg
Dry Mass
1,800 kg
Total Mass
2,000 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
K2 Space
Manufacturer
K2 Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
2026-067CH
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SpaceX landed the Falcon 9 first stage on the autonomous droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean after stage separation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Jun 26, 2026SpaceX lanza su nueva cápsula de carga Starfall en medio del secretismo sobre la misión
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SpaceX plans to land Falcon 9 booster B1085 on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas about eight and a half minutes after liftoff.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 30, 2026Doble lanzamiento desde Cabo Cañaveral: SpaceX y United Launch Alliance ponen en órbita nuevas misiones con Falcon 9 y Atlas V

Gravitas will raise itself from low Earth orbit to medium Earth orbit.

PlanValue 3.0Mar 30, 2026Deployment of Gravitas! Gravitas is a test sat for K2 Space's 20kW, 40-meter wingspan "Mega" satellite bus. From LEO, it will raise itself to MEO. Gravitas carries 12 payloads, including a pathfinder for SES' meoSphere, which will replace O3b mPOWER and use the Mega platform.

Gravitas carries a pathfinder for SES's meoSphere.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Mar 30, 2026Deployment of Gravitas! Gravitas is a test sat for K2 Space's 20kW, 40-meter wingspan "Mega" satellite bus. From LEO, it will raise itself to MEO. Gravitas carries 12 payloads, including a pathfinder for SES' meoSphere, which will replace O3b mPOWER and use the Mega platform.

K2 Space’s Gravitas mission will include 12 undisclosed modules from several customers, including the Department of Defense.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.6Mar 30, 2026Latest News

K2 Space’s Gravitas satellite is hosting 12 undisclosed payloads from multiple customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 30, 2026Transporter-16 Sends 119 Payloads to Orbit

K2 Space’s Gravitas satellite has a 20 kW electric thruster.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 30, 2026Transporter-16 Sends 119 Payloads to Orbit

Gravitas carries 12 payloads.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 30, 2026Deployment of Gravitas! Gravitas is a test sat for K2 Space's 20kW, 40-meter wingspan "Mega" satellite bus. From LEO, it will raise itself to MEO. Gravitas carries 12 payloads, including a pathfinder for SES' meoSphere, which will replace O3b mPOWER and use the Mega platform.

K2 Space launched Gravitas, a two-ton satellite capable of generating 20 kW of electricity.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.5Mar 30, 2026Latest News

SES has multiple payloads on the Gravitas mission.

CapabilityValue 3.2Mar 30, 2026Latest News

Gravitas is a test satellite for K2 Space's 20 kW, 40-meter-wingspan Mega satellite bus.

CapabilityValue 4.6Mar 30, 2026Deployment of Gravitas! Gravitas is a test sat for K2 Space's 20kW, 40-meter wingspan "Mega" satellite bus. From LEO, it will raise itself to MEO. Gravitas carries 12 payloads, including a pathfinder for SES' meoSphere, which will replace O3b mPOWER and use the Mega platform.

K2 Space's Gravitas satellite, which has a mass of about 2,000 kg, sits at the top of the Transporter-16 payload stack.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 29, 2026Here are all the payloads labeled (except a few cubesats) for Transporter-16. A total of 119 satellites are onboard, making this SpaceX' 3rd largest rideshare mission. The biggest payload, K2 Space's ~2,000kg Gravitas satellite sits on top of the stack as a "cake-topper". pic.

SES’s initial meoSphere pathfinder satellite, Gravitas, will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter 16 mission.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 27, 2026SES jumps deeper into MEO

SES has multiple payloads on the upcoming K2 Space Gravitas mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Mar 25, 2026Latest News

K2 Space’s Gravitas mission will be K2 Space’s first launch.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Mar 25, 2026Latest News

The Starlink Group 10-46 booster landed on the droneship Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.

GeneralPlanValue 4.0Mar 18, 2026SpaceX impulsa su red Starlink con lanzamientos consecutivos de Falcon 9 desde California y Florida

GRAVITAS will use a 20 kilowatt hall effect thruster, four times more powerful than previous thrusters.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 15, 2025K2 Space raises 250m to scale Mega class high power satellites

K2 Space's GRAVITAS satellite is scheduled to launch in March 2026.

PlanValue 4.2Dec 15, 2025K2 Space raises 250m to scale Mega class high power satellites

GRAVITAS is designed to deliver about ten times the power of other satellites in its class.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 15, 2025K2 Space raises 250m to scale Mega class high power satellites

Following the GRAVITAS mission, K2 Space plans multiple launches throughout 2026 and 2027 to deploy operational constellations for its commercial and national security clients.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 14, 2025K2 Space Secures $250M Series C at $3B Valuation to Scale ‘Mega Class’ Manufacturing