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StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitSun-Earth L2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission
European Space Agency telescope designed to explore the evolution of the dark Universe. It will make a 3D-map of the Universe (with time as the third dimension) by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, across more than a third of the sky.
Quick facts
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitSun-Earth L2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowSaturday July 1 2023, 15:12:00 UTC→Saturday July 1 2023, 15:12:00 UTC
Vehicle
FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
