Earth orbit
W-5
W-5 is catalogued by GCAT as a astronomy mission in the Varda program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
W-5 is catalogued by GCAT as a astronomy mission in the Varda program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2025-276; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 28 November 2025, 18:44:30 UTC
- Launch location
- South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (Sun-synchronous)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 29 January 2026
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
W-5
GCAT program: Varda.
- GCAT ID
- S66747
- Manufacturer
- Varda Space Industries
- Launch mass
- 250 kg
- Dimensions
- 1 m long · 1.4 m diameter · 1.4 m span
MAUVE
GCAT program: Blue Skies.
- GCAT ID
- S66756
- Manufacturer
- C3S LLC
- Launch mass
- 24 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.4 m long · 0.2 m diameter · 0.6 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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Verification
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