Falcon 9 v1.1 — mission imagery
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DSCOVR

Falcon 9 v1.1SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 · 11:03 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Falcon 9 v1.1

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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fif...

Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches801
Successes664

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USA • Founded 2002

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...

Mission Brief

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Deep Space Climate Observatory for the U.S Air Force, NOAA and NASA. DSCOVR will be positioned at the L1 libration point to monitor space weather and Earth's climate.

PayloadDSCOVR
OrbitHeliocentric L1
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

LAUNCH SITE
28.562°N, 80.577°W

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.