Falcon 9 booster B1019
| Falcon 9 booster B1019 | |
|---|---|
| File:Falcon 9 booster B1019 (35943121786).jpg | |
| Booster B1019 on display at SpaceX headquarters | |
| Role | First stage of orbital rocket |
| National origin | United States |
| Type | Falcon 9 first-stage booster |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Construction number | B1019 |
| First flight | 22 December 2015 (OG-2 Mission 2) |
| Last flight | 22 December 2015 |
| Flights | 1 |
| Status | Retired |
| Preserved at | SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S. 33°55′12″N 118°19′37″W / 33.919931°N 118.326846°WCoordinates: 33°55′12″N 118°19′37″W / 33.919931°N 118.326846°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Falcon 9 booster B1019 is a first-stage reusable rocket booster for the Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle manufactured by SpaceX. B1019 became the first orbital-class rocket to perform a successful return to launch site and vertical landing.[1][2][3]
The booster is now on permanent display outside SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California at the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Jack Northrop Avenue.[4]
Flight history
| Flight # | Launch date (UTC) | Mission # | Payload | Liftoff | Landing | Landing location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 December 2015 | Falcon 9 Flight 20 | OG-2 Mission 2 | File:ORBCOMM-2 (23802549782).jpg | File:ORBCOMM-2 First-Stage Landing (23271687254).jpg | Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) | Historic first successful orbital-class rocket landing |
Gallery
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At Landing Zone 1
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At SpaceX HQ
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As seen from Rocket Rd
See also
- Category:Individual Falcon 9 boosters
- SpaceX Grasshopper
- McDonnell Douglas DC-X
- Blue Origin New Shepard
- Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
References
- ↑ Jeff Foust (21 December 2015). "Falcon 9 Launches Orbcomm Satellites, Lands First Stage". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
the first time SpaceX had successfully landed the rocket’s first stage.
- ↑ "SpaceX Shooting for a Dec. 19 Falcon Return-to-flight Launch". SpaceNews. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "SpaceX Makes History: Falcon 9 Launches, Lands Vertically". 22 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ Clark, Stephen (August 20, 2016). "SpaceX puts historic flown rocket on permanent display". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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