Launch of CASSIOPE aboard upgraded Falcon 9 successful, but…
Submit on Sunday, September 29th, 2013 22:59
Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1; Payload: Cascade Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE); Date: 29 September 2013, 1800 UTC; Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The Falcon 9 rocket accomplished all of its primary objectives, placing its payloads into polar orbit and successfully demonstrating the launcher’s upgraded engines, flight computer and stage separation system, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. But not everything went as planned.
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