Falcon 9 Block 5 | PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)

Falcon 9 Block 5

Feb 8, 2024, 6:33 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1081

Flight #4

Flight #4 · Last flown 2023-12-19

Total Flights: 24
Recovery Rate: 24/24 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
Recovery Site: Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-34 · 51-day turnaround

Landing Record

24 successful · 0 failed · 24 total

Mission Details

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) is a NASA Earth observation satellite mission. It will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols.

Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Programs: NASA Large Strategic Science Missions

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA