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Euclid

July 1, 2023Earth-Sun L2

SpaceX launched ESA's Euclid space telescope on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida at 11:12 a.m. ET on July 1, 2023, toward a Sun-Earth L2 transfer orbit.

Key moments

  1. Falcon 9 liftoff

    Watch this moment · 20:45

  2. Max Q

    Watch this moment · 22:02

  3. Main engine cutoff and stage separation

    Watch this moment · 23:22

  4. Fairing separation

    Watch this moment · 24:22

  5. First stage lands on A Shortfall of Gravitas

    Watch this moment · 29:29

  6. Second burn of the second stage

    Watch this moment · 38:10

  7. Webcast preview: Euclid payload and mission overview

    Watch this moment · 47:00

  8. Euclid spacecraft separation confirmed

    Watch this moment · 1:01:48
Play video: Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off, 1:03:06

Photo: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Public domain

Key facts
VehicleFalcon 9
Mission nameEuclid
Launch siteSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Crew size0
OutcomeSuccess

Videos about this mission

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  1. Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off

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Play video: Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off

Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off

SpaceX

Duration 1:03:06

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Related missions

Same vehicle: Falcon 9

Same destination: Earth-Sun L2

Same year: 2023