flown missionFailure

Falcon 1 | DemoSat

SpaceXOmelek Island — Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall IslandsMar 21, 2007, 01:10 UTC

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name: DemoSat
Type: Test Flight
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather probability: 0% go

Second test flight of Falcon 1. Only a mass simulator was flown.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Mar 21, 2007, 01:10 UTC
Window opens: Mar 21, 2007, 01:10 UTC
Window closes: Mar 21, 2007, 01:10 UTC
Last updated: Jul 08, 2023, 08:43 UTC
Fail reason: Premature engine shutdown at T+7:30

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Falcon 1
Family: Falcon
Variant: 1
Provider: SpaceX
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

Falcon 1 Flight 2

launch site

Pad: Omelek Island
Location: Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Country: MHL
Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
Coordinates: 9.0479, 167.7430