flown missionSuccess

Falcon Heavy | Demo (Test Flight)

SpaceXLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAFeb 06, 2018, 20:45 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Demo Flight 1 (Maiden Flight)
Type: Test Flight
Target orbit: Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Weather probability: 90% go

This will be the inaugural flight of the Falcon Heavy. The test payload will be SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination: An elliptical, heliocentric orbit. Apoapsis: Around Mars' orbital distance.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Feb 06, 2018, 20:45 UTC
Window opens: Feb 06, 2018, 18:30 UTC
Window closes: Feb 06, 2018, 21:00 UTC
Last updated: Mar 05, 2024, 18:22 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Falcon Heavy
Family: Falcon
Variant: Heavy
Provider: SpaceX
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

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launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.6082, -80.6043