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This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARE 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 SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission
EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, B1081 has landed at LZ-4 after its 7th 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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SCHEDULED MOMENT
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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+00:02:24
Stage 1 Flip
- T+00:02:24
SES-1
- T+00:02:36
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+00:02:46
Fairing Separation
- T+00:03:19
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:19
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:38
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:30
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:07:46
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:41
SECO-1
- T+00:10:42
Payload Separation
Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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