CASSIOPE

Mission

CASSIOPE (Cascade SmallSat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer) is a small satellite mission for Canadian Space Agency to feature the first in a new generation of multi-purpose satellite platforms. It is tasked with a dual mission on scientific research and telecommunications.

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 v1.1

Mission type

Earth Science

Destination orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Provider

SpaceX

Recovery

Ocean, the first stage booster performed a controlled reentry, and an ocean touchdown test for the first time. This provided good test data, even though the booster started rolling as it neared the ocean, leading to the shutdown of the central engine as the roll depleted it of fuel, resulting in a hard impact with the ocean.