SpaceX Falcon 1 RazakSAT

Name: SpaceX Falcon 1 RazakSAT
Start: 2009-07-14T03:36:00.000Z
Location: Omelek Island

Falcon 1

Status

Success

Date

14 JUL 2009

03:36

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Omelek Island

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

Mission Overview

RazakSAT is a Malaysian Earth observation satellite carrying a high-resolution camera. It was the first and only operational satellite to be put in orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 1.

Rocket

Falcon 1

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

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

Launch Mass

33 T

Thrust

454 kN