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RazakSAT

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About this launch

RazakSAT is a Malaysian Earth observation satellite carrying a high-resolution camera. It was the first and only operational satellite to be put in orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 1.

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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
MissionEarth Science · LEO

Earth Science · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
RAZAKSAT 2009-037A Payload 649 × 670 km · 9.0° Globe
FALCON 1 R/B 2009-037B Rocket body 573 × 625 km · 9.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 2009-037. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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