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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Amos 6 (Failure before launch)
Launched
September 3, 2016
Summary
Amos 6 (Failure before launch) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 3, 2016. The mission failed: Rocket and payload lost during anomaly originating around the upper stage oxygen tank during propellant load few minutes before static fire on Sept 1, 1307UTC. It was SpaceX's 34th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,584th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 8th this year. Booster B1028 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
- Result
- Rocket and payload lost during anomaly originating around the upper stage oxygen tank during propellant load few minutes before static fire on Sept 1, 1307UTC.
- Watch
- SpaceX - Static Fire Anomaly - AMOS-6 - 09-01-2016USLaunchReport
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1028 · flight 1 · expendable209/217 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 9th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 8th this yearSpaceX's 34th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,584th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
**FAILURE: Rocket and payload lost during anomaly originating around the upper stage oxygen tank during propellant load few minutes before static fire on Sept 1, 1307UTC.** Built to replace the existing AMOS-2 satellite, AMOS-6 will be positioned in a geostationary orbit at 4 degrees west. The 5500kg craft will contain 43 Ku/Ka-band transponders and 2 S-band transponders to provide communications coverage for Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The 2 solar arrays on the craft will provide 9kW of power for the satellite’s 16 year expected lifetime.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
82nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 8th this year · 750th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Amos 6 (Failure before launch) launch?
Amos 6 (Failure before launch) launched on September 3, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did Amos 6 (Failure before launch) fail?
Rocket and payload lost during anomaly originating around the upper stage oxygen tank during propellant load few minutes before static fire on Sept 1, 1307UTC.
Where can I watch Amos 6 (Failure before launch)?
Coverage: SpaceX - Static Fire Anomaly - AMOS-6 - 09-01-2016. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Amos 6 (Failure before launch)?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did Amos 6 (Failure before launch) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1028 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit was Amos 6 (Failure before launch) going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.