A little early but we now have a potential launch date.
Launch Date: NET December 29th, Friday
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing type: RTLS for Side Boosters, ASDS for Center Core
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch on its first demonstration flight. The heavy-lift rocket is formed of three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together with 27 Merlin 1D engines firing at liftoff. Delayed from 3rd Quarter of 2015 and April, September and December 2016. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2017, 2nd Quarter 2017 and 3rd Quarter 2017. Delayed from November 2017. The two side cores are reused from Thaicom 8 and CRS 9 launches. This makes the Falcon Heavy entirely made of Block 3 type boosters, though possibly upgraded.
Lots of details here: SpaceX aims for late-December launch of Falcon Heavy | NASASpaceFlight.com
Falcon Heavy - Wikipedia
Falcon Heavy
The payload for this launch is currently unknown. This is a demonstration launch so there is no known official paid for payload. It is expected to be some demonstration payload that could be a "fun" or funny item.
The first static fire should happen on December 15th. It is possible there will be more than one static fire.
If the rest of the year continues as expected then this will be the 21st SpaceX launch of the year.
Launch Date: NET December 29th, Friday
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing type: RTLS for Side Boosters, ASDS for Center Core
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch on its first demonstration flight. The heavy-lift rocket is formed of three Falcon 9 rocket cores strapped together with 27 Merlin 1D engines firing at liftoff. Delayed from 3rd Quarter of 2015 and April, September and December 2016. Delayed from 1st Quarter 2017, 2nd Quarter 2017 and 3rd Quarter 2017. Delayed from November 2017. The two side cores are reused from Thaicom 8 and CRS 9 launches. This makes the Falcon Heavy entirely made of Block 3 type boosters, though possibly upgraded.
Lots of details here: SpaceX aims for late-December launch of Falcon Heavy | NASASpaceFlight.com
Falcon Heavy - Wikipedia
Falcon Heavy
The payload for this launch is currently unknown. This is a demonstration launch so there is no known official paid for payload. It is expected to be some demonstration payload that could be a "fun" or funny item.
The first static fire should happen on December 15th. It is possible there will be more than one static fire.
If the rest of the year continues as expected then this will be the 21st SpaceX launch of the year.
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