Success
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)
Earth Science
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
SSOorbit
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) is a NASA Earth observation satellite mission. It will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols.
Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 6:33 AM
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Flight Timeline
- T-38:00GO for Prop Load
- T-35:00Prop Load
- T-35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
- T-16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
- T-07:00Engine Chill
- T-01:00Startup
- T-01:00Tank Press
- T-00:45GO for Launch
- T-00:03Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+01:07Max-Q
- T+02:19MECO
- T+02:23Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:30SES-1
- T+02:36Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+03:16Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+04:15Fairing Separation
- T+05:46Entry Burn Startup
- T+06:11Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+06:58Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+07:32Stage 1 Landing
- T+10:20SECO-1
- T+12:22PACE Deployment
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Mission details
NASA's large strategic science missions or large strategic missions, formerly known as Flagship missions or Flagship-class missions, are the costliest and most capable NASA science spacecraft. Flagship missions exist within all four divisions of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD): the astrophysics, Earth science, heliophysics and planetary science divisions.
Aug 22, 1975 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#6,614
SpX Mission
#322
Pad Launch
#223
Location Launch
#933
Designator
2024-025
Weather GO
95%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch Window
NET
Feb 8, 2024, 6:33 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
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 fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Feb 8, 2024, 6:53 AM
Launch success, spacecraft power positive.
Source - Feb 8, 2024, 6:33 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Feb 8, 2024, 5:54 AM
Livestream has started
Source - Feb 8, 2024, 5:53 AM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Feb 6, 2024, 11:43 PM
Scrubbed for the day due to high winds.
Source - Feb 6, 2024, 1:39 PM
Updated launch weather.
Source - Feb 6, 2024, 3:00 AM
Scrubbed for the day due to high winds.
Source - Feb 5, 2024, 2:33 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Feb 4, 2024, 11:55 PM
Weather 40% GO.
Source - Jan 30, 2024, 6:10 PM
Refined T-0.
Source - Jan 17, 2024, 6:40 PM
Added launch time.
Source - Dec 11, 2023, 7:27 PM
Rescheduled to February 6, 2024
Source - Nov 16, 2023, 7:12 AM
Rescheduled to January 30, 2024.
Source - Jun 30, 2023, 7:16 AM
Currently targeting January 9 at 7:00 UTC per countdown on website. Exact T-0 likely to change.
Source - Jun 24, 2022, 11:51 AM
NET January 2024
Source
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
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Feb 8, 2024, 1:33 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778