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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCOVR
Launched
February 11, 2015
Summary
DSCOVR launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 11, 2015. It was SpaceX's 20th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,450th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight and the 2nd this year. Booster B1013 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Heliocentric L1 (L1-point). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- DSCOVR LaunchSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.1 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1013 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Heliocentric L1 (L1-point)
- Milestone
- 10th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight · 2nd this yearSpaceX's 20th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,450th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- DSCOVR · NORAD 40390 · left Earth orbit February 12, 2015
Falcon 9-015 Stage 2 · left Earth orbit February 12, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Deep Space Climate Observatory for the U.S Air Force, NOAA and NASA. DSCOVR will be positioned at the L1 libration point to monitor space weather and Earth's climate.
News
Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the PacificHurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.
An Epic View of the SeasonsThe tilt in Earth’s axis of rotation makes the apparent position of continents shift with the seasons in imagery from a NASA camera in deep space.
A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the PacificThe Pacific was buzzing with storms while the Atlantic was notably quiet.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
69th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 722nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCOVR launch?
DSCOVR launched on February 11, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCOVR?
Coverage: DSCOVR Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched DSCOVR?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did DSCOVR launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1013 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit was DSCOVR going to?
Heliocentric L1 (L1-point), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did DSCOVR launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).