Falcon Heavy | STP-2

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • 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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