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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2
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Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

11 next generation Orbcomm-2 F satellites will be launched into Low Earth Orbit to enhance Orbcomm’s existing M2M network. The satellites will feature larger message and better performance, as well as providing better global coverage. Each of the new second generation satellites will be equivalent to 6 first generation craft.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Return to Launch Site, First successful landing of a Falcon 9 first stage when it touched down at LZ-1. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.

Height
71 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
25
First flight
2015-12-22
B1019
Core

B1019

Flight 1NewLanding successful
Recovery
Landing Zone 1
Landing method
Return to Launch Site

Recorded timing

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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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