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Falcon Heavy | Demo (Test Flight)
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Demo Flight 1 (Maiden Flight)

Falcon Heavy

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Mission

This will be the inaugural flight of the Falcon Heavy. The test payload will be SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination: An elliptical, heliocentric orbit. Apoapsis: Around Mars' orbital distance.

Launch vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Mission type
Test Flight
Destination orbit
Heliocentric N/A
Spacecraft
Tesla Roadster
Destination
Heliocentric Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Complex 39A
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The first stage of the Falcon 9 failed to land on the ASDS, OCISLY, stationed of the east coast. According to CEO Elon Musk the center core did not have enough ignition fluid to restart the two outer engines during its final approach to the ship. As a result, the center core was destroyed when it impacted the water at over 480kmh merely 100 meters from the droneship. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon Heavy
Launch vehicle

Falcon Heavy

The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.

Height
70 m
Diameter
12.2 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
14
First flight
2018-02-06
B1033
Core

B1033

Flight 1NewLanding failed
Recovery
Of Course I Still Love You
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship
B1025
Strap-On Booster

B1025

Flight 2ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Landing Zone 2
Landing method
Return to Launch Site
B1023
SpaceX
Strap-On Booster

B1023

Flight 2ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Landing Zone 1
Landing method
Return to Launch Site

Recorded timing

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2h 30m windowPublished target
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Launch site & orbit

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The mission in perspective

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DestinationHeliocentric N/A

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Geographic view · illustrative lightingNo live tracking or simulated ascent. NASA Blue Marble.

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