Success
RatSat
Test Flight
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 1
LEOorbit
RatSat was an aluminum mass simulator on the fourth flight of the Falcon 1 rocket.
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 11:15 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,935
SpX Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#4
Location Launch
#4
Designator
2008-048
Launch Window
NET
Sep 28, 2008, 11:15 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon 1 Specs
The Falcon 1 was the first launch vehicle developed and manufactured by SpaceX in 2006. It is an expendable, two stage rocket where each stage is powered by a single LOX/RP1 engine.
Length
22.25 m
Diameter
1.7 m
Launch Mass
33 t
Thrust
454 kN
LEO Capacity
470 kg
SSO Capacity
290 kg
Launch Cost
$7M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2006
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 26d
Total Launches
5
Successful
2
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Mar 24, 2006
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site is a missile test range in Marshall Islands. It covers about 750,000 square miles (1,900,000 km2) and includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island, and Aur Atoll. It primarily functions as a test facility for U.S. missile defense and space research programs.
Timezone
Pacific/Tarawa
Local Launch Time
Sep 29, 2008, 11:15 AM
Total Launches
5
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
8.7167, 167.7333
SpaceX
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 Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166