Falcon Heavy | STP-2

Liftoff Time
June 25, 2019 – 06:30 UTC
June 25, 2019 – 02:30 EDT
Mission Name
Space Test Program Flight 2 (STP-2)
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
USAF
Rocket
Falcon Heavy B1057-1, B1052-2, B1053-2; N/A, 74.33, 74.33-day turnaround
Launch Location
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Payload mass
3,700 kg (8,100 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit/Medium-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1057 failed to complete a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY); B1052 successfully completed a landing on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1); B1053 successfully completed a landing on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)

Tug: Hollywood; Support: GO Quest
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Ms. Tree and GO Navigator
This was the
– 3rd Falcon Heavy launch
– 2nd Falcon Heavy launch in 2019
– 3rd Falcon Heavy launch success
– 2nd Falcon Heavy launch with a flight-proven stage
– 18th SpaceX launch from LC-39A
– 81st SpaceX mission
– 75th SpaceX mission success
– 80th SpaceX launch
– 8th SpaceX launch of 2019
– 16th Falcon booster landing success on a ground pad

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