NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

STP-2

Launch Time
Tue Jun 25, 2019 06:30 UTC

With four burns of the second stage, STP-2 was SpaceX's most complicated mission yet.

Following liftoff, recovery vessel GO Ms. Tree (formerly Mr. Steven) successfully caught a fairing half in her net for the first time.

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

Vehicles

Landing Zone 1

B1053

Flight #2
74 day turnaround
49th Falcon recovery attempt
41st successful Falcon recovery
4th consecutive successful Falcon recovery
10th consecutive successful Falcon landing
Landing Zone 2

B1052

Flight #2
74 day turnaround
50th Falcon recovery attempt
42nd successful Falcon recovery
5th consecutive successful Falcon recovery
11th consecutive successful Falcon landing
Of Course I Still Love You

B1057

Flight #1
51st Falcon recovery attempt
9th failed Falcon recovery

Mission Details

STP-2

The STP-2 multi-manifest (rideshare) launch demonstrated the capabilities of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle and provided critical data supporting certification for future National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. In addition, SMC will use this mission as a pathfinder for the development of mission assurance policies and procedures related to the reuse of launch vehicle boosters. The STP-2 payloads are assembled from a host of mission partners including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), DoD research laboratories, and university research projects. STP-2 provides a unique space access opportunity for DoD and inter-agency science and technology missions that directly enhance the space capabilities of the U.S. and its allies and partners.

Payloads: 24
Medium Earth Orbit

Location

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

Stats

2019

40th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

81st mission
8th mission of 2019
75th successful mission
47th consecutive successful mission

Falcon Heavy

3rd mission
2nd mission of 2019
3rd successful mission