vendredi 30 décembre 2022

SpaceX - Falcon 9 launches EROS C-3

 







SpaceX - Falcon 9 / EROS C-3 Mission patch.


Dec 30, 2022

Falcon 9 carrying EROS C-3 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Israeli Earth Observation (ISI) EROS C-3 satellite to a low-earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 30 December 2022, at 07:38 UTC (29 December, at 23:38 local time).

Falcon 9 launches EROS C-3, Falcon 9 first stage landing and EROS C-3 separation

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

EROS C-3 separation

Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported ten missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15 and two Starlink missions.

EROS C-3 satellite

Related links:

SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/

Israeli Earth Observation (ISI): https://www.imagesatintl.com/

Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/ISI/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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