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SpaceXFalcon 1Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
DemoSat
Launched
March 21, 2007
Summary
DemoSat launched on a SpaceX Falcon 1 from Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands on March 21, 2007. The mission failed: Premature engine shutdown at T+7:30. It was SpaceX's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,826th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Falcon 1 flight and the 1st this year. Booster F1 B0002 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Pacific Ocean failed. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Result
- Premature engine shutdown at T+7:30
- Watch
- Falcon 1 Flight 2TheSystemsAlliance
- Booster
- F1 B0002 · flight 1 · Parachute Landing at Pacific Ocean · landing failed53/55 landed here
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Falcon 1 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,826th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Second test flight of Falcon 1. Only a mass simulator was flown.
Pad
Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
2nd launch from Omelek Island, 1st this year · 2nd from Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
5 launches from this pad · 5 from Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
361 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall IslandsOpen in maps
Questions
When did DemoSat launch?
DemoSat launched on March 21, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did DemoSat fail?
Premature engine shutdown at T+7:30.
Where can I watch DemoSat?
Coverage: Falcon 1 Flight 2. Watch the replay
What rocket launched DemoSat?
Falcon 1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 1 spec sheet
Where did DemoSat launch from?
Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Did the booster land?
Booster F1 B0002 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Pacific Ocean failed.
What orbit was DemoSat going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.