RazakSAT

RazakSAT

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
• Launch Cost: $7,000,000

RazakSAT is a Malaysian Earth observation satellite carrying a high-resolution camera. It was the first and only operational satellite to be put in orbit by SpaceX’s Falcon 1.

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.

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.

Core F1 B0005

Booster F1 B0005 last launched 07/14/2009 and has seen 0 successful launches and landings. Booster expended during the second successful flight of Falcon 1.

Pacific Ocean – PAC

Pacific Ocean

Expended – EXP

Vehicle did not perform any landing operations after launch

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.