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Europa Clipper

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Falcon Heavy

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MINUTES

SECONDS

Monday October 14 2024, 16:06:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go21%

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitHeliocentric N/A

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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Mission

Europa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, which, while in orbit around Jupiter, will perform numerous flybys over Europa. Europa Clipper payload suit included high-resolution cameras and spectrometers for imaging Europa's surface and thin atmosphere, an ice-penetrating radar to search for subsurface water, and a magnetometer and gravity measurements to measure the moon's magnetic field and unlock clues about its ocean and deep interior.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1064

expended6th flight

Flights6

Landings5/5100%

Fastest turn75d 9h

Expended — no recovery planned

290d 14h since last flight

Side booster paired with B1065, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.

Previous flights · 5

Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1065

expended6th flight

Flights6

Landings5/5100%

Fastest turn75d 9h

Expended — no recovery planned

290d 14h since last flight

Side booster paired with B1064, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.

First Stage · NewB1089

expended1st flight

Flights1

Landings—

Fastest turn—

Expended — no recovery planned

Falcon Heavy core booster expended during the Europa Clipper mission.

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Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go21%LL2 Go95%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp25°C

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

100% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14805 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13422–17835 ft (4413 ft thick) — approximated · METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KTTS 270255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-NE AND S RAB01"

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:53:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:50:00

Stage 1 Propellant Load

T-00:45:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 2 Propellant Load

T-00:18:30

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:00:59

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:20

Tank Press

T-00:00:06

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:07

Max-Q

T+00:03:03

SBECO

T+00:03:07

Boosters Separation

T+00:04:02

MECO

T+00:04:06

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:04:13

SES-1

T+00:04:31

Fairing Separation

T+00:07:53

SECO-1

T+00:47:40

SES-2

T+00:50:56

SECO-2

T+01:02:12

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitHeliocentric N/A

PadLaunch Complex 39A

SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WindowMonday October 14 2024, 16:05:45 UTC→Monday October 14 2024, 16:06:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23