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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jason-3
Launched
January 17, 2016
Summary
Jason 3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 17, 2016. It was SpaceX's 26th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,531st orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1017 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Just Read the Instructions failed. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 1,302 × 1,327 km orbit inclined 66.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.1 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1017 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landing failed156/157 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 26th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,531st orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Jason-3 · NORAD 41240 · 2016-002 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-002A
- Epoch
- 2016-01-17 20:22:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.88437011 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016419
- Inclination
- 66.0451°
- Ascending node
- 114.8369°
- Arg. of perigee
- 234.2524°
- Mean anomaly
- 227.7053°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Jason-3 · NORAD 41240 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Jason 3 is a scientific Earth observation satellite designed to monitor and precisely measure the world’s oceans. The final flight of Falcon 9 v1.1.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
70th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 663rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Jason 3 launch?
Jason 3 launched on January 17, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Jason 3?
Coverage: Jason-3 Rocket and Countdown Only; Jason-3 Hosted Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Jason 3?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did Jason 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1017 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Just Read the Instructions failed.
What orbit did Jason 3 reach?
It reached a 1,302 × 1,327 km orbit inclined 66.0°.
How many satellites did Jason 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).