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Jason 3

Success

Falcon 9 v1.1

T-minus to liftoff

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Sunday January 17 2016, 18:42:18 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 v1.1

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Mission

Jason 3 is a scientific Earth observation satellite designed to monitor and precisely measure the worldâ€™s oceans. The final flight of Falcon 9 v1.1.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 v1.1

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSunday January 17 2016, 18:42:18 UTC→Sunday January 17 2016, 18:42:18 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

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Jason 3

Success

Falcon 9 v1.1

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Sunday January 17 2016, 18:42:18 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 v1.1

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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Mission

Jason 3 is a scientific Earth observation satellite designed to monitor and precisely measure the worldâ€™s oceans. The final flight of Falcon 9 v1.1.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewB1017

lost1st flight

Flights1

Landings0/10%

Fastest turn—

Landing failed · ASDS

Destroyed after drone ship landing due to landing leg failure

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind7 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud64%Temp17°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5759 m above freezing 3589 m (98% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5759 m, mean 4377 m, 98% cover, freezing 3589 m · 7.1 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 v1.1

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSunday January 17 2016, 18:42:18 UTC→Sunday January 17 2016, 18:42:18 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewB1017

lost1st flight

Flights1

Landings0/10%

Fastest turn—

Landing failed · ASDS

Destroyed after drone ship landing due to landing leg failure

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind7 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud64%Temp17°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5759 m above freezing 3589 m (98% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5759 m, mean 4377 m, 98% cover, freezing 3589 m · 7.1 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height