“Ratsat”

 2008-048A

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Falcon 1 Flight 4 carried a payload mass simulator nicknamed Ratsat. The hexagonal prism was 1.5m long and had a mass of 165 kg. The simulator was designed to remain attached to the second stage. This launch was the first to successfully reach orbit.

F4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2008 Sep 28	2315	Launch by Falcon 1	Omelek
		T+2:37 MECO
		T+2:42 St 1 sep
		T+2:45 Kestrel MES
		T+2:53 Jettison nozzle stiffeners
		T+3:15 Fairing sep
	2324	T+9:39 SECO	330 x 650? x 9.0
		Coast 43.5min
2008 Sep 29	0008	T+53m Stage 2 restart 6.8s
		SECO-2	621 x 643 x 9.35