Falcon Heavy

Status

Success

Test Flight

Launch Time
Tue Feb 06, 2018 20:45 UTC

Maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy. The primary mission was a complete success. Additionally, both side boosters successfully performed experimental landings. The center core failed an experimental landing attempt.

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Rocket

Falcon Heavy

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $97.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 22,819 kN

Payload to LEO: 63,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 26,700 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 2

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Landing Zone 1

B1023

Flight #2

620 day turnaround

27th Falcon recovery attempt

22nd successful Falcon recovery

18th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Landing Zone 2

B1025

Flight #2

569 day turnaround

28th Falcon recovery attempt

23rd successful Falcon recovery

19th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Of Course I Still Love You

B1033

Flight #1

29th Falcon recovery attempt

6th failed Falcon recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster

Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster will be launched into a heliocentric orbit. The car is carrying the mannequin Starman – sporting a real SpaceX spacesuit.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 1,300.0 kg

Heliocentric Orbit

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Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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Stats

2018

17th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

55th mission

3rd mission of 2018

49th successful mission

21st consecutive successful mission

1st mission

1st mission of 2018

1st successful mission