SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2
Start: 2015-12-22T01:29:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Status

Success

Date

22 DEC 2015

01:29

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

11 next generation Orbcomm-2 F satellites will be launched into Low Earth Orbit to enhance Orbcommâ€™s existing M2M network. The satellites will feature larger message and better performance, as well as providing better global coverage. Each of the new second generation satellites will be equivalent to 6 first generation craft.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.

Height

71 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

546 T

Thrust

6,804 kN