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Falcon 9 SES-9

Second launch of the enhanced Falcon 9 Full Thrust launch vehicle. Following the launch, SpaceX attempted an experimental landing test to a drone ship, although a successful landing was not expected because launch mass exceeded previously indicated limit for a GTO there was little fuel left. As predicted, booster recovery failed: the spent first stage “landed hard”, but the controlled-descent, atmospheric re-entry and navigation to the drone ship were successful and returned significant test data on bringing back high-energy Falcon 9s.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Friday 4th March 2016 at 23:35 UTC

Launch Pad

CCSFS SLC 40

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1020.1

Launch Success

Yes

Landing Attempt

Yes

Landing Success

No

Landing Site

Of Course I Still Love You

Payloads

Payload
Customer
Manufacturer
Mass (kg)
Mass (lbs)
Orbit
SES-9

SES

Boeing

5271
11621
GTO

Launch Photos

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

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