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June 25, 2019
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy STP-2 Mission launch
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the STP-2 mission (Space Test Program-2) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 25 June 2019, at 06:30 UTC (02:30 EDT). Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters (Block 5 B1052 and B1053) landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
First Falcon Heavy Night Launch
Falcon Heavy’s center core (Block 5 B1057) attempted to land on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. STP-2 mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Deployments began approximately 12 minutes after liftoff and ended approximately 3 hours and 32 minutes after liftoff.
Falcon Heavy boosters landing, June 2019
Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters (Block 5 B1052 and B1053) landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Falcon Heavy’s center core (Block 5 B1057) attempted to land on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon Heavy’s side boosters for the STP-2 mission previously supported the Arabsat-6A mission in April 2019. Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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