Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARE

Falcon 9 Block 5

May 28, 2024, 10:20 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1081

Flight #7

Flight #7 · Last flown 2024-04-07

Total Flights: 24
Recovery Rate: 24/24 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
Recovery Site: Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-1 · 51-day turnaround

Landing Record

24 successful · 0 failed · 24 total

Mission Details

EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.

Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA