Status
Prelaunch Failure
AMOS-6
Launch Time
Thu Sep 01, 2016 13:07 UTC
Thu Sep 01, 2016 13:07 UTC
The rocket and the AMOS-6 satellite were lost during a pre-launch static fire test on September 1st at 13:07 UTC. An anomaly in the second stage LOx tank occurred minutes before the planned firing of the nine Merlin 1D engines on the first stage and resulted in a large explosion. The SLC-40 launch pad sustained significant damage.
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
AMOS-6
AMOS-6 was a 5.5-tonne Israeli Earth communications satellite, one of the Spacecom AMOS series, that was built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a defense and aerospace company.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,500.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2016
55th orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
34th mission
9th mission of 2016
5th failed mission
Falcon 9
29th mission
9th mission of 2016
2nd failed mission