2006

2006 · SpaceX

FalconSAT-2

failureFalcon 1 | FalconSAT-2

FalconSAT-2 was a satellite built by students of the United States Air Force Academy. It was intended to have been placed into low Earth orbit to study the effects of plasma on communications with spacecraft, however it failed to reach orbit due to a malfunction of its carrier rocket.It landed in a storage shed on Omelek Island, just a few feet from its own shipping container

Overview

Date / time
March 24, 2006 at 10:30 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Omelek Island
Mission
FalconSAT-2
Mission type
Technology
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
FailureEngine failure at T+33 seconds