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RatSat

Name: RatSat launch
Start: 2008-09-28T23:15:00+00:00
End: 2008-09-28T23:15:00+00:00
Location: Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Falcon 1SpaceXOmelek Island

Sunday, September 28, 2008 · 11:15 PM UTC

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Mission Brief

RatSat was an aluminum mass simulator on the fourth flight of the Falcon 1 rocket.

PayloadRatSat

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

CustomerSpaceX

Stages2

PadOmelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Omelek Island

Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Global range

Latitude: 9.048°N
Longitude: 167.743°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

11:15 PM UTC - 11:15 PM UTC

Vehicle

Falcon 1

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Height70 m

LEO Payload22,800 kg

Launches850

Successes706

Provider

SpaceX

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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