Saturday, October 4, 2008

“Ratsat”

 2008-048A


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 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

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  

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