SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 CASSIOPE

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 CASSIOPE
Start: 2013-09-29T16:00:13.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 v1.1

Status

Success

Date

29 SEP 2013

16:00

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Falcon 9 v1.1

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

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