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Falcon 9 JCSAT-16

First attempt to touch down from a ballistic trajectory using a single-engine landing burn. All previous landings from a ballistic trajectory had fired three engines on the landing-burn, which provided more braking force, but subjected the vehicle to greater structural stresses. The single-engine landing burn takes more time and fuel, but puts less stress on the vehicle.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Sunday 14th August 2016 at 05:26 UTC

Launch Pad

CCSFS SLC 40

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1026.1

Launch Success

Yes

Landing Attempt

Yes

Landing Success

Yes

Landing Site

Of Course I Still Love You

Payloads

Payload
Customer
Manufacturer
Mass (kg)
Mass (lbs)
Orbit
JCSAT-16

SKY Perfect JCSAT Group

SSL

4600
10100
GTO

Launch Photos

All of these images are from the SpaceX Flickr page and all of them belong to SpaceX

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Launch Livestream