Interstellar Applications
Interstellar Applications
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Vehicles:
B1061 (Flight 23)
Landing: Expendable
Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Payloads:
Satellite: Hera
Destination: Heliocentric
Customer: ESA
Mass: 1108 kg
Details:
Despite the ongoing investigation following the second stage mishap on the SpX Crew-9 mission, the FAA granted an exemption for this launch as it did not feature a second stage deorbit burn
323rd Falcon 9 Block 5 mission
322nd success
25th consecutive success
23rd launch for B1061
Turnaround: 56.53 days
209th SpaceX launch from SLC-40
Turnaround: 8.82 days
97th SpaceX mission of 2024
96th mission success of 2024
94th Falcon 9 Block 5 mission of 2024
399th SpaceX mission
390th SpaceX success