SpaceX Data Explorer
Jason 3
Flight #26 – 1/17/2016, 3:42:00 PM
Success: Yes
Upcoming: No
TBD: No
NET (No Earlier Than): No
Static Fire Date: 1/11/2016, 6:42:00 PM
Mission Details
First launch of NASA and NOAA joint science mission under the NLS II launch contract (not related to NASA CRS or USAF OSP3 contracts). Last launch of the original Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle. The Jason-3 satellite was successfully deployed to target orbit. SpaceX again attempted a recovery of the first stage booster by landing on an autonomous drone ship; this time located in the Pacific Ocean. The first stage did achieve a soft-landing on the ship, but a lockout on one of the landing legs failed to latch, so that the booster fell over and exploded.
Fairings
- Reused: No
- Recovery Attempt: No
- Recovered: No
Rocket
See Rocket DetailsLaunchpad
See Launchpad DetailsPayloads
Cores
- 5e9e28a1f3591842fa3b263c — Flight 1 — Landing: Failure