SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 3

Name: SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 3
Start: 2008-08-03T03:34:00.000Z
Location: Omelek Island

Falcon 1

Status

Failure

Date

3 AUG 2008

03:34

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Omelek Island

Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Mission Overview

Trailblazer, PRESat, NanoSail-D and a Celestis payload were part of the rideshare on the 3rd Falcon 1 launch.

Rocket

Falcon 1

Mission Type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Falcon 1 was the first launch vehicle developed and manufactured by SpaceX in 2006. It is an expendable, two stage rocket where each stage is powered by a single LOX/RP1 engine.

Height

22.25 m

Diameter

1.7 m

Launch Mass

33 T

Thrust

454 kN