SpaceX

Demo (Test Flight)

Falcon Heavy

SUCCESS
Success

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 · 20:45 UTC

Mission

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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.

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

Probability

90%

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Falcon Heavy

Variant: Heavy

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608° N, 80.604° W

109

Pad Launches

166

Location Launches

55

Agency Launches

17

Orbital This Year

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