Falcon 9 Flight 26
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
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Configuration | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
Flight number | 26 |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Operator | SpaceX |
Launch | |
Date | 14:29:00, June 15, 2016 |
Site | Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. |
Pad | Space Launch Complex 40 |
Payloads | |
ABS-2A & Eutelsat 117 West B (ex-Satmex 9) |
Falcon 9 Flight 26 was the 26th Falcon 9 space launch by SpaceX, which launched both ABS's ABS-2A and Eutelsat's Eutelsat 117 West B to geostationary transfer orbit, that occurred on 15 June 2016 at 14:29 UTC (10:29am local time).[1]
After the launch, the first stage of the Falcon 9 experienced a hard landing and was destroyed on the deck of the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Atlantic Ocean.[2] The landing failed due to low thrust on one of the three engines during the landing burn; as the rocket stage was about to land on the deck, the engines ran out of oxidizer.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Mission events timeline for Falcon 9’s launch for ABS and Eutelsat Spaceflight Now Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ Live coverage: Pioneering telecom satellites launching today on Falcon 9 Spaceflight Now Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Elon Musk on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
External links
- Media related to Falcon 9 Flight 26 at Wikimedia Commons
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