Flight 3
Falcon 1
SpaceX
Rocket Launch Videos
Mission
Flight 3
- Type: Dedicated Rideshare
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $7,000,000
Trailblazer, PRESat, NanoSail-D and a Celestis payload were part of the rideshare on the 3rd Falcon 1 launch.
Residual stage 1 thrust led to collision between stage 1 and stage 2 during separation.
Location
Omelek Island
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Omelek Island has witnessed the launch of 5 rockets, including 5 orbital launch attempts. While Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, has been the site for 5 rocket launches.
The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site is a missile test range in Marshall Islands. It covers about 750,000 square miles (1,900,000 km2) and includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island, and Aur Atoll. It primarily functions as a test facility for U.S. missile defense and space research programs.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 1
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.
Landing
Core F1 B0003
Booster destroyed during recontact with second stage. Booster F1 B0003 last launched 08/03/2008 and has seen 0 successful launches and landings. Residual stage-1 thrust led to collision between stage 1 and stage 2.
South Pacific - PAC
Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Expended - EXP
Vehicle did not perform any landing operations after launch
Agency
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
