Falcon 9 v1.1 | CASSIOPE
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Launch Window
Sept. 29, 2013, 4 p.m. - Sept. 29, 2013, 4 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Sept. 29, 2013, 4 p.m. - Sept. 29, 2013, 4 p.m.
CASSIOPE (Cascade SmallSat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer) is a small satellite mission for Canadian Space Agency to feature the first in a new generation of multi-purpose satellite platforms. It is tasked with a dual mission on scientific research and telecommunications.
Falcon 9 v1.1 is a significantly redesigned version of the its predecessor, including a higher payload capacity. This version arranges the engines in a structural form SpaceX calls an Octaweb.
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the first stage booster performed a controlled reentry, and an ocean touchdown test for the first time. This provided good test data, even though the booster started rolling as it neared the ocean, leading to the shutdown of the central engine as the roll depleted it of fuel, resulting in a hard impact with the ocean.
Core will be expended.
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