Launch to space Falcon 1 | Flight 3

FAILURE

Falcon 1 | Flight 3

Satellites

N/A

Orbit

LEO

Company: SpaceX

Status: Launch Failure

Fail Reason Residual stage 1 thrust led to collision between stage 1 and stage 2 during separation.

Launch date: Aug. 3, 2008, 3:34 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Falcon 1

Location: Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Type: Dedicated Rideshare

Target: Low Earth Orbit