LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Oct 13 2023
SpaceX
Psyche & EscaPADE
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(2:19 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(2:19 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(2:19 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Falcon HeavyDescription:
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Planetary Science
- Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early planet's core, and may offer insights into how solar system formed and evolved. The mission is led by Arizona State University, with NASA JPL being responsible for mission management and operations. This launch also includes a secondary payload: Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE), which will study the Martian atmosphere.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39A