MISSION NAME
Demo Flight 1 (Maiden Flight)
Status
Success
DATE
6 FEB 2018
LAUNCH PROVIDER
SpaceX
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Description
This will be the inaugural flight of the Falcon Heavy. The test payload will be SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination: An elliptical, heliocentric orbit. Apoapsis: Around Mars' orbital distance.
Falcon Heavy
Rocket Description
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.