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Flight 3

Falcon 1

Historical mission record

This page records Falcon 1 | Flight 3 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Failure

Status reported by the mission data provider.

LAUNCH SITERonald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Mission

Trailblazer, PRESat, NanoSail-D and a Celestis payload were part of the rideshare on the 3rd Falcon 1 launch.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 1
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Omelek Island
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Expended, Booster destroyed during recontact with second stage.

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 1
Launch vehicle

Falcon 1

The Falcon 1 was the first launch vehicle developed and manufactured by SpaceX in 2006. It is an expendable, two stage rocket where each stage is powered by a single LOX/RP1 engine.

Height
22.25 m
Diameter
1.7 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
5
First flight
2006-03-24
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Core

F1 B0003

Flight 1New
Recovery
South Pacific
Landing method
Expended

Recorded timing

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SCHEDULED MOMENT

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Mission update

Residual stage 1 thrust led to collision between stage 1 and stage 2 during separation.

Launch site & orbit

Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

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Launch site & orbit

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