Boosted the NASA/NOAA Jason-3 ocean-altimetry satellite into polar orbit from Vandenberg on the final flight of the Falcon 9 v1.1. The booster reached the drone ship but landed hard, breaking a leg and tipping over.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 553 kg
- Flight
- 15th
- of 15 Falcon 9 v1.1 flights
- Date and time
- 17 January 2016, 18:42 UTC
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 v1.1
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2016-002
- Launches in 2016
- 2nd of 85
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