Launch Overview
Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Agency
SpaceX
Site / Pad
KSC / LC39A
Outcome
Success
Flight
001/B1033.1
COSPAR Designator
2018-017
Mission
Demo Flight 1 (Maiden Flight) (Test Flight)
This will be the inaugural flight of the Falcon Heavy. The test payload will be SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination: An elliptical, heliocentric orbit. Apoapsis: Around Mars' orbital distance.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Falcon Heavy
Provider
SpaceX
Agency launches
55 (3 YTD)
Site launches
166 (1 YTD)
Pad launches
109 (1 YTD)