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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAres I-XLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Ares I-X
Launched
September 28, 2009
Summary
Ares I-X launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ares I-X from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 28, 2009. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 139th launch and 1st this year. It was the 1st Ares I-X flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- ARES I-X LaunchNASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 1st Ares I-X flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 139th launch1st this year
Flight preview
About this launch
The Ares I-X vehicle used in the test flight was similar in shape, mass, and size to the planned configuration of later Ares I vehicles, but had largely dissimilar internal hardware consisting of only one powered stage. Ares I vehicles were intended to launch Orion crew exploration vehicles. Along with the Ares V launch system and the Altair lunar lander, Ares I and Orion were part of NASA's Constellation Program, which was developing the spacecraft for U.S. human spaceflight after the Space Shuttle fleet was retired.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
57th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 146th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ares I-X launch?
Ares I-X launched on September 28, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ares I-X?
Coverage: ARES I-X Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ares I-X?
Ares I-X, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Ares I-X spec sheet
Where did Ares I-X launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit was Ares I-X going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.