SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 Orbcomm OG2 Mission 1

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 Orbcomm OG2 Mission 1
Start: 2014-07-14T15:15:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 v1.1

Status

Success

Date

14 JUL 2014

15:15

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

In this flight, the Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the first six of a series of next generation OG2 satellites to an elliptical 750 x 615 km low-Earth orbit. The OG2 satellites are commercial telecommunications satellites, built by Sierra Nevada Corporation and weigh approximately 170 kg each.

Rocket

Falcon 9 v1.1

Mission Type

Communications

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