Demo Flight 1 (Maiden Flight) Mission

Mission patch SpaceX FH Demo Mission Patch

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

6 Feb 2018, 8:45pm

Location

Kennedy Space Center Launch Site

Kennedy Space Center

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Launch Service Provider

SpaceX logo

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon Heavy image

Falcon Heavy

Spacecraft Stage

Tesla Roadster

Crew

Starman

Booster

B1033

B1025

2nd flight (568d since last use)

B1023

2nd flight (619d since last use)

Landing

Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)

Failed

Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 2)

Success

Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 1)

Success

Mission

Demo Flight 1 (Maiden Flight)

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Heliocentric N/A

This will be the inaugural flight of the Falcon Heavy. The test payload will be SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination: An elliptical, heliocentric orbit. Apoapsis: Around Mars' orbital distance.

Available Replays

SpaceX

SpaceX

Live Views of Starman

Updated: Oct 19, 7:00am UTC

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