Falcon 1 | Flight 3

Launch information

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Mission description

Trailblazer, PRESat, NanoSail-D and a Celestis payload were part of the rideshare on the 3rd Falcon 1 launch.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 1 | Flight 3’.

Launch image Falcon 1 | Flight 3

Failure

Status: Launch Failure

Class: normal

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

Launch T0: Aug. 3, 2008, 3:34 a.m.

Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Flight 3 (LEO)

Launcher

SpaceX

Rocket

Falcon 1

Location

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

Pad

Omelek Island

Type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

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Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Falcon 1 | Flight 3’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#4913

To this date

Location Launch

#3

To this date

Pad Launch

#3

To this date

Agency Launch

#3

To this date

Orbital Launch

#38

Year 2008

Location Launch

#1

Year 2008

Pad Launch

#1

Year 2008

Agency Launch

#1

Year 2008

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