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Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 6 February 2018 at 20:45 UTC.

Key moments

  1. Launch call and countdown

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  2. Vehicle goes supersonic

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  3. Side boosters pass max-q

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  4. Side boosters throttle down ahead of engine cutoff

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  5. Booster separation approaches

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  6. Successful separation called out

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Key facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy
Mission nameFalcon Heavy Demonstration Mission
Launch siteLaunch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Videos about this mission

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Falcon Heavy’s Maiden Flight: Launch and Booster Separation

SciNews

Duration 4:50

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Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by SciNews.