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SpaceXFalcon 1Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
RazakSAT
Launched
July 14, 2009 · 03:36 UTC
Summary
RazakSAT launched on a SpaceX Falcon 1 from Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands on July 14, 2009 at 03:36 UTC. It was SpaceX's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,993rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Falcon 1 flight and the 1st this year. Booster F1 B0005 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). RazakSat, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 673 × 696 km orbit inclined 9.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 5 - RazakSAT launch [HQ]ugowar
- SpaceX - Falcon 1 Flight 5, RazakSAT payload (T-2 to SECO)Spacevidcast (now TMRO -- see new channel)
- Booster
- F1 B0005 · flight 1 · expendable53/55 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Falcon 1 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,993rd orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
RazakSat · NORAD 35578 · 2009-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-037A
- Epoch
- 2009-07-14 04:50:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.64912653 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016216
- Inclination
- 8.9873°
- Ascending node
- 63.14°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.9232°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.3704°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- RazakSat · NORAD 35578 · in orbit
Falcon 1 F005 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
RazakSAT is a Malaysian Earth observation satellite carrying a high-resolution camera. It was the first and only operational satellite to be put in orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 1.
Related page: FALCON 1 | FLIGHT 5Related page: Falcon 1 - Wikipedia
Pad
Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
5th launch from Omelek Island, 1st this year · 5th from Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 14, 3:36 PM GMT+12, in daylight
5 launches from this pad · 5 from Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
288 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 RazakSAT launch?
RazakSAT launched on July 14, 2009 at 03:36 UTC.
Where can I watch RazakSAT?
Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 1 Flight 5 - RazakSAT launch [HQ]; SpaceX - Falcon 1 Flight 5, RazakSAT payload (T-2 to SECO). Watch the replay
What rocket launched RazakSAT?
Falcon 1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 1 spec sheet
Where did RazakSAT launch from?
Omelek Island, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Liftoff was Jul 14, 3:36 PM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster F1 B0005 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did RazakSAT reach?
RazakSat, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 673 × 696 km orbit inclined 9.0°.
How many satellites did RazakSAT launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).