Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARE

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 May 28, 2024 – 22:20 UTC
    May 28, 2024 – 15:20 PDT
    Mission Name
    		 EarthCARE
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 ESA/JAXA/NICT
    Rocket
    		 Falcon 9 B1081-7; 51.83-day turnaround
    Launch Location
    		 Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
    Payload mass
    		 2,350 kg (5,200 lb)
    Where did the satellites go?
    		 Sun-Synchronous Orbit
    Where did the first stage land?
    		 B1081 successfully completed a landing on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4)
    Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves were recovered by GO Beyond
    This was the
    		 – 342nd Falcon 9 mission
    – 271st Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
    – 285th reflight of a Falcon booster
    – 54th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024
    – 314th booster landing
    – 240th consecutive Falcon booster landing
    – 57th SpaceX launch of 2024
    – 78th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E
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