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PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)
Falcon 9 Block 5
Historical mission record
This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) is a NASA Earth observation satellite mission. It will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- NASA Large Strategic Science Missions
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, The Falcon 9 first stage B1081 has landed back at the launch site after its 4th flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
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.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Recorded timing
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Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
A single scheduled moment. The schedule may change before launch.
Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Startup
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- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:07
Max-Q
- T+00:02:19
MECO
- T+00:02:23
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:30
SES-1
- T+00:02:36
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+00:03:16
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:04:15
Fairing Separation
- T+00:05:46
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:11
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:58
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:07:32
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:10:20
SECO-1
- T+00:12:22
PACE Deployment
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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