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Relativity SpaceTerran 1Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight)

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March 23, 2023 · 03:25 UTC

Launch FailureWeather 95% go
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Summary

Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight) launched on a Relativity Space Terran 1 from Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 23, 2023 at 03:25 UTC. The mission failed: 2nd stage engine failed to reach full thrust after slow response of main valves and failure in pressure increase of the liquid oxygen turbopump. Presence of vapor bubble at the LOX pump inlet is suspected. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 05:00 UTC. It was Relativity Space's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,412th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Terran 1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

Result
2nd stage engine failed to reach full thrust after slow response of main valves and failure in pressure increase of the liquid oxygen turbopump. Presence of vapor bubble at the LOX pump inlet is suspected.
Vehicle
Terran 1 · Relativity Space
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
1st Terran 1 flightRelativity Space's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,412th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

Maiden launch of the Terran 1 rocket developed by Relativity Space.

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Map of Launch Complex 16

Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

1st launch from Launch Complex 16, 1st this year · 879th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 22, 11:25 PM EDT, at night

1 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Second stage experienced an anomaly after the separation resulting in failure

Show 9 earlier updates
  • Liftoff

    SwGustav · 3/23/2023 · source

  • New T-0 of 03:25 UTC

    SwGustav · 3/23/2023 · source

  • Off hold with the new T-0 of 03:05 UTC

    SwGustav · 3/23/2023 · source

  • Holding due to a boat in the range

    Jay · 3/23/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 3/23/2023 · source

  • Adjusting T-0

    Jay · 3/23/2023 · source

  • Clock resumed; Targeting 02:30 UTC

    Jay · 3/23/2023 · source

  • On hold due to upper level winds.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/23/2023 · source

  • Weather 95% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/21/2023 · source

Questions

When did Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight) launch?

Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight) launched on March 23, 2023 at 03:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 05:00 UTC.

Why did Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight) fail?

2nd stage engine failed to reach full thrust after slow response of main valves and failure in pressure increase of the liquid oxygen turbopump. Presence of vapor bubble at the LOX pump inlet is suspected.

Where can I watch Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight)?

Coverage: From the Archive: Terran 1 Launching The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket (Pt. 3); From the Archive: [SCRUB] Terran 1:Launching The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket (Pt. 2); From the Archive: [SCRUB] Terran 1 Launching The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight)?

Terran 1, flown by Relativity Space. Terran 1 spec sheet

Where did Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight) launch from?

Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 22, 11:25 PM EDT local time at the pad.

What orbit was Good Luck, Have Fun (Maiden Flight) going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.