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SpaceX
American manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. SpaceX, USA.
Country:
USA.
Engines:
Merlin 1A,
Merlin 1C,
Merlin 1Cvac,
Kestrel.
Spacecraft:
Dragon.
Launch Vehicles:
Falcon 1e,
Falcon 5,
Falcon 1,
Falcon 9 Heavy,
Falcon 9.
Stages:
Falcon 1-1,
Falcon 1-2,
Falcon 1e-1.
Bibliography:
9154.
2008 August 3 - .
03:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein OM.
LV Family:
Falcon.
Launch Vehicle:
Falcon 1.
FAILURE: The new Merlin 1C first stage engine completed its burn, but the thrust took longer to decay than expected. It was still thrusting when stage 2 tried to separate, and the two stages collided, setting the second stage tumbling..
- Nanosail-D - .
Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: SpaceX.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
3U cubesat for NASA. Technology mission..
- PreSat - .
Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: SpaceX.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
3U cubesat for NASA. Technology mission..
2008 September 28 - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein OM.
LV Family:
Falcon.
Launch Vehicle:
Falcon 1.
- Ratsat - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: SpaceX.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ratsat.
USAF Sat Cat: 33393 . COSPAR: 2008-048A. Apogee: 643 km (399 mi). Perigee: 622 km (386 mi). Inclination: 9.30 deg. Period: 97.40 min. First successful launch of low-cost Falcon launch vehicle. The second stage demonstrated restart. The payload was a dummy mass which remained attached to the stage..
2009 July 14 - .
03:36 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein OM.
LV Family:
Falcon.
Launch Vehicle:
Falcon 1.
- Razaksat - .
Mass: 180 kg (390 lb). Nation: Malaysia.
Agency: SpaceX.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Satrec.
USAF Sat Cat: 35578 . COSPAR: 2009-037A. Apogee: 690 km (420 mi). Perigee: 665 km (413 mi). Inclination: 9.00 deg. Period: 98.30 min. Malaysian imaging satellite..
2010 June 4 - .
18:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC40.
Launch Pad: SLC40.
LV Family:
Falcon.
Launch Vehicle:
Falcon 9.
- Dragon/Falcon 9 - .
Mass: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: SpaceX.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft: Dragon.
Duration: 23.00 days. Decay Date: 2010-06-27 . USAF Sat Cat: 36595 . COSPAR: 2010-026A. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). Perigee: 138 km (85 mi). Inclination: 34.50 deg. Period: 87.30 min. First launch of the commercial Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Structural model of Dragon reusable spacecraft. Remained attached to final stage..
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