Falcon Heavy | Demo (Test Flight)

Falcon Heavy | Demo (Test Flight)

Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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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.

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Demo Flight 1 (Maiden Flight)

This will be the inaugural flight of the Falcon Heavy. The test payload will be SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination: An elliptical, heliocentric orbit. Apoapsis: Around Mars' orbital distance.

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Tesla Roadster


Serial TSLA 10

Launch Crew Count 1

Status Single Use

Landing Time On-Going


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Crew

Starman

Space Traveller

Nationality Earthling

Date Of Birth 2018-02-06

Status Active

Type Non-Human


Falcon Heavy


Height 70.00 Meters

Max Stages 3

Mass To GTO 26700 kg

Liftoff Thrust 22819 kN

Diameter 12.20 Meters

Mass To LEO 63800 kg

Liftoff Mass 1400 Tonnes


Launch Success 9

Consecutive Success 9

Maiden Flight 2018-02-06

Launch Failures 0


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Core


Serial B1033

Status lost

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 1


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success No

Type ASDS

Location OCISLY


Strap-On Booster


Serial B1025

Status retired

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 2


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type RTLS

Location LZ-2


Strap-On Booster


Serial B1023

Status retired

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 2


Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type RTLS

Location LZ-1


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