Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Full Thrust · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 25th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 5,527th orbital launch attempt
December 22, 2015Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 22, 01:29 – Dec 22, 01:34 UTC
Flight preview
Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2
11 next generation Orbcomm-2 F satellites will be launched into Low Earth Orbit to enhance Orbcomm’s existing M2M network. The satellites will feature larger message and better performance, as well as providing better global coverage. Each of the new second generation satellites will be equivalent to 6 first generation craft.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1019 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · zone record 53/54
Watch
- ORBCOMM-2 Full Launch Webcast — SpaceX
