Successful launch of Falcon Heavy for the United States Space Force.
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Historical mission record
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITEKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission
Classified US Space Force carrying two payloads directly to geostationary orbit. One is called the Shepherd Demonstration, and the other is LDPE 2 spacecraft that carries three hosted payloads and three deployable sub-satellites. One of them is an experimental microsatellite called TETRA-1.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon Heavy
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, B1065 has successfully landed on LZ-2 after its first flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
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
- 11
- First flight
- 2018-02-06
Strap-On Booster
B1065
Flight 1NewLanding successful
- Recovery
- Landing Zone 2
- Landing method
- Return to Launch Site
Core
B1066
Flight 1New
- Recovery
- Atlantic Ocean
- Landing method
- Expended
Strap-On Booster
B1064
Flight 1NewLanding successful
- Recovery
- Landing Zone 1
- Landing method
- Return to Launch Site
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Launch site & orbit
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