Falcon Heavy | Europa Clipper

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 October 14, 2024 – 16:06 UTC
    October 14, 2024 – 12:06 EDT
    Mission Name
    		 Europa Clipper
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company is launching it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who’s paying for this?)
    		 NASA
    Rocket
    		 Falcon Heavy B1089-1, B1064-6, B1065-6; N/A, 289.63, 289.63-day turnaround
    Launch Location
    		 Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
    Payload mass
    		 6,065 kg (13,300 lb)
    Where are the satellites going?
    		 Heliocentric
    Where will the first stage land?
    		 B1089 will be expended; B1064 will be expended; B1065 will be expended
    Will they be attempting to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves will be recovered from the water by GO Cosmos
    This will be the
    		 – 400th SpaceX launch
    – 11th Falcon Heavy launch
    – 2nd Falcon Heavy launch in 2024
    – 8th Falcon Heavy launch with a flight-proven stage
    – 90th SpaceX launch from LC-39A
    – 396th SpaceX mission
    – 99th SpaceX launch of 2024
    – 43rd expended Falcon booster
    – 44th expended Falcon booster
    – 323rd reflight of a Falcon booster
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