Falcon Heavy | Demo (Test Flight)

Falcon Heavy

Feb 6, 8:45 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

Booster 1 of 3 · Strap-On Booster

B1023

Flight #2

Flight #2 · Last flown 2016-05-27

Total Flights: 2
Recovery Rate: 2/2 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
Recovery Site: Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Thaicom 8 · 619-day turnaround

Landing Record

2 successful · 0 failed · 2 total

Booster 2 of 3 · Strap-On Booster

B1025

Flight #2

Flight #2 · Last flown 2016-07-18

Total Flights: 2
Recovery Rate: 2/2 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
Recovery Site: Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SpX CRS-9 · 568-day turnaround

Landing Record

2 successful · 0 failed · 2 total

Booster 3 of 3 · Core

B1033

Flight #1 · NEW

First flight of this booster

Total Flights: 1
Recovery Rate: 0/1 successful landings
This Landing: Landing failed· Drone Ship (ASDS)
Recovery Site: Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

Landing Record

0 successful · 1 failed · 1 total

Mission Details

This will be the inaugural flight of the Falcon Heavy. The test payload will be SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination: An elliptical, heliocentric orbit. Apoapsis: Around Mars' orbital distance.

Type: Test Flight
Orbit: Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA