SpaceX Hits 600 Rocket Landings, Wins $175M Mars Deal | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX's 600th Falcon 9 booster landing coincides with a $175M NASA Mars contract win and the final GPS III satellite launch this week.
Launch Date
December 3, 1975
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC43/3
Launch Vehicle
Voskhod 11A57
NORAD ID
08484
International Designator
1975-113F
Decay Date
12/20/1975
Name
COSMOS 784 DEB
Alternative Name
Nauka part
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Status
Owner
GUKOSR
Country
USSR
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Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
TSSKB
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Zenit deb
Configuration
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