Psyche
Falcon Heavy
SpaceX
Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there’s a 85% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch.
Trajectory
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Mission
Psyche
- Type: Planetary Science
- Orbit: Heliocentric N/A
- Launch Cost: $90,000,000
Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early planet’s core, and may offer insights into how solar system formed and evolved. The mission is led by Arizona State University, with NASA JPL being responsible for mission management and operations.
Location
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 186 rockets, including 185 orbital launch attempts, while Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 244 rocket launches.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon Heavy
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
Landing
Core B1079
Booster B1079 last launched 10/13/2023 and has seen 0 successful launches and landings. Falcon Heavy core booster expended during the Psyche mission.
Atlantic Ocean – ATL
Atlantic Ocean
Expended – EXP
Vehicle did not perform any landing operations after launch
Strap-On Booster B1064
Booster B1064 last launched 10/14/2024 and has seen 5 successful launches and landings. Side booster paired with B1065, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.
Landing Zone 1 – LZ-1
LZ-1 Pad located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at the previous LC-13
Return to Launch Site – RTLS
A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.
Strap-On Booster B1065
Booster B1065 last launched 10/14/2024 and has seen 5 successful launches and landings. Side booster paired with B1064, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.
Landing Zone 2 – LZ-2
LZ-2 Pad located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at the previous LC-13. Directly next to LZ-1
Return to Launch Site – RTLS
A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.
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.
