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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
CASSIOPE
Launched
September 29, 2013 · 16:00 UTC
Summary
CASSIOPE launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 29, 2013 at 16:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 11th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,325th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Falcon 9 v1.1 flight. Booster B1003 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). CASSIOPE, one of 27 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 1,347 km orbit inclined 81.0°. 27 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.1 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1003 · flight 1 · expendable53/55 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Falcon 9 v1.1 flightSpaceX's 11th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,325th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
CASSIOPE · NORAD 39265 · 2013-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 27 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-055A
- Epoch
- 2013-09-29 17:40:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.27262824 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.075092
- Inclination
- 80.9622°
- Ascending node
- 315.4765°
- Arg. of perigee
- 145.5841°
- Mean anomaly
- 337.955°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
27 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 15 debris, 5 components; 4 still in orbit
- CASSIOPE · NORAD 39265 · in orbit
- CUSat · NORAD 39266 · re-entered May 22, 2026
- DANDE · NORAD 39267 · in orbit
- POPACS 1 · NORAD 39268 · re-entered January 26, 2026
- POPACS 2 · NORAD 39269 · in orbit
- POPACS 3 · NORAD 39270 · in orbit
Falcon 9-006 Stage 2 · re-entered February 8, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
CASSIOPE (Cascade SmallSat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer) is a small satellite mission for Canadian Space Agency to feature the first in a new generation of multi-purpose satellite platforms. It is tasked with a dual mission on scientific research and telecommunications.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 655th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 29, 9:00 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 8 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did CASSIOPE launch?
CASSIOPE launched on September 29, 2013 at 16:00 UTC.
Where can I watch CASSIOPE?
Coverage: Next Gen Falcon 9 | Demonstration Flight. Watch the replay
What rocket launched CASSIOPE?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did CASSIOPE launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Sep 29, 9:00 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1003 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did CASSIOPE reach?
CASSIOPE, one of 27 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 1,347 km orbit inclined 81.0°.
How many satellites did CASSIOPE launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).