MISSION NAME
GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5) 5
Status
Success
DATE
22 FEB 2019
LAUNCH PROVIDER
SpaceX
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Description
Spaceflight’s first mission beyond Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) and its first combined launch with SSL. Consists out lunar lander called Beresheet (Hebrew for in the beginning) and AFRL’s S5 satellite.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Rocket Description
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.