March 24, 2006 10:30 pm
FalconSAT-2
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Falcon 1
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
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FalconSAT-2 was a satellite built by students of the United States Air Force Academy. It was intended to have been placed into low Earth orbit to study the effects of plasma on communications with spacecraft, however it failed to reach orbit due to a malfunction of its carrier rocket.It landed in a storage shed on Omelek Island, just a few feet from its own shipping container
Launch Overview
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22:30 UTC
Window Close
22:30 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 24, 2006 · 22:30 UTC
Launch Facility
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Launch Pad
Omelek Island
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
SpaceX
Payload
FalconSAT-2
Rocket
Falcon 1
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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FalconSAT-2 was a satellite built by students of the United States Air Force Academy. It was intended to have been placed into low Earth orbit to study the effects of plasma on communications with spacecraft, however it failed to reach orbit due to a malfunction of its carrier rocket.It landed in a storage shed on Omelek Island, just a few feet from its own shipping container
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
SpaceX
Omelek Island
Launch Overview
Window Open
22:30 UTC
Window Close
22:30 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 24, 2006 · 22:30 UTC
Launch Facility
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Launch Pad
Omelek Island
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
SpaceX
Payload
FalconSAT-2
Rocket
Falcon 1
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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