NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

RADARSAT Constellation

Launch Time
Wed Jun 12, 2019 14:17 UTC

Most valuable commercial payload put into orbit to date.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Landing Zone 4

B1051

Flight #2
102 day turnaround
48th Falcon recovery attempt
40th successful Falcon recovery
3rd consecutive successful Falcon recovery
9th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Mission Details

RADARSAT Constellation

The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is a space launch mission by the Government of Canada that will consist of a three-spacecraft fleet of Earth observation satellites. With satellites smaller than RADARSAT-2, the RCM will provide new applications—made possible through the constellation approach—as well as continuing to provide C-band radar data to RADARSAT-2 users. Improvements include more frequent area coverage of Canada and reduced risk of a service interruption.

Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 4,200.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

2019

37th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

80th mission
7th mission of 2019
74th successful mission
46th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

73rd mission
6th mission of 2019
70th successful mission
44th consecutive successful mission