What Is Transport & Tracking Layers 0-1?Ī more correct name for the abbreviated version, Transport & Tracking Layers 0-1, is Transport and Tracking Layers, Tranche 0, Flight 1. That is, Flight 1 is tasked with populating one of the two different orbital planes in this tranche for each, both at the same altitude of 950 km (~590 mi) and 89.5 degrees inclination. This is the first of two flights aimed at placing spacecraft into Tranche 0. The vehicle is lifting off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California, United States. The company is using its Falcon 9 rocket in order to orbit 10 Transport Layer satellites, and another four for the Tracking Layer. SpaceX is transporting a group of satellites for the Space Development Agency in the mission Transport & Tracking Layers 0-1. – 149th Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster The weather is currently 90% go for launch ( as of Ap0:12 UTC)

These are reused fairings, one of them flying for the 4th time, the other, for the 6th The fairing halves will be recovered from the water ~490 km (~300 mi) downrange by NRC Quest Will they be attempting to recover the fairings? Will they be attempting to recover the first stage?īack on land, on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4), at ~300 m from the launch pad Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E),Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USAĩ50 km (~590 mi) circular low-Earth orbit (LEO) at 89.5° inclination Space Development Agency (SDA), a unit belonging to the United States Space Force (USSF)įalcon 9 Block 5 B1075-2 72.95-day turnaround Transport & Tracking Layers 0-1 (0-1 meaning Tranche 0, Flight 1) This marvel of modern technology is now open and included in general admission.Featured image credit: SpaceX Liftoff Time All previous previously flown stage landings were done on SpaceX’s automated drone ships.Īfter this second mission, B1035 was retired. It was also the first time a reflown core landed at LZ-1, the landing zone at Cape Canaveral. SpaceX had previously reflown a booster, but for private company launches. 15, 2017, marking the first time NASA allowed a reusable rocket stage to be reflown for one of its missions. This mission launched Jand was the first time a Dragon spacecraft was reused.ī1035 flew again Dec. This core acted as the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that propelled a Dragon spacecraft into orbit.ĬRS stands for Commercial Resupply Service and is part of NASA’s contract with SpaceX to provide U.S.-based supply launches to ISS. The first, CRS-11, was a resupply mission to ISS. Our newest addition launched as part of two NASA missions. As it approaches its landing target, two retro burns are performed to ease the rocket into a safe landing. The core is equipped with extendable landing legs that deploy as the core gets closer to the ground. Together with a second stage, it’s known as the Falcon 9 v1.2 (Block 3). Its nine engines Merlin 1D help it lift payloads into space and land the core safely on the ground. The core itself is about 47.7 meters tall, 3.1 meters in diameter.

Walk underneath this marvel of reusable space technology and learn more about how it is making space more accessible. It’s one of only two SpaceX Falcon 9 boosters on display and the first commercial space exhibit for Space Center Houston. In our newest exhibit, the Falcon 9 core, or first stage, B1035 is displayed horizontally and elevated 14 feet off the ground near Independence Plaza. Thanks to the generosity of SpaceX, get an up-close look at that future for yourself. The future of space travel is reusable rockets. As part of its Falcon 9 rocket series, SpaceX has proven it can launch, land and reuse a stage of a rocket. SpaceX continues this tradition with its reusable rocket program.

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