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About this launch
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…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padRonald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
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- Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
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Rocket and boosterFalcon 1
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MissionTechnology · LEO
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