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The launch will be only the second ] launch following the catastrophic failure of a ] launch vehicle's second stage on ] in June 2015, which resulted in the total loss of the mission on that launch.
The launch will be only the second ] launch following the catastrophic failure of a ] launch vehicle's second stage on ] in June 2015, which resulted in the total loss of the mission on that launch. It will also be the final launch of a Block 2 Falcon 9—the ]—although some parts of the rocket body have been reworked following conclusion of the failure investigation.
The launch will be only the second SpaceX launch following the catastrophic failure of a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle's second stage on Falcon 9 Flight 19 in June 2015, which resulted in the total loss of the mission on that launch. It will also be the final launch of a Block 2 Falcon 9—the Falcon 9 v1.1—although some parts of the rocket body have been reworked following conclusion of the failure investigation.
Launch schedule history
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The Jason-3 mission appeared on the SpaceX manifest as early as July 2013, with a no earlier than launch year of 2015.
Payload
The payload on Flight 21 will be a follow-on to the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (Jason-2), Jason-3. The initial OSTM satellite, Jason-1, was launched in 2001. Jason-3 will mass 525 kilograms (1,157 lb) at launch.
"CRS-7 Investigation Update". SpaceX. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015. Our investigation is ongoing until we exonerate all other aspects of the vehicle, but at this time, we expect to return to flight this fall and fly all the customers we intended to fly in 2015 by end of year.
"Jason-3 satellite". National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service. NOAA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
"SpaceX ORBCOMM-2 Mission" (PDF). press kit. SpaceX. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015. This mission also marks SpaceX's return-to-flight as well as its first attempt to land a first stage on land. The landing of the first stage is a secondary test objective.
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
