SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 DSCOVR

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 DSCOVR
Start: 2015-02-11T23:03:32.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 v1.1

Status

Success

Date

11 FEB 2015

23:03

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Deep Space Climate Observatory for the U.S Air Force, NOAA and NASA. DSCOVR will be positioned at the L1 libration point to monitor space weather and Earth's climate.

Rocket

Falcon 9 v1.1

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Heliocentric L1

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

Falcon 9 v1.1 is a significantly redesigned version of the its predecessor, including a higher payload capacity. This version arranges the engines in a structural form SpaceX calls an Octaweb.

Height

68.4 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

506 T

Thrust

5,883 kN