Hispasat 30W-6
First-stage booster was expended at sea and was not recovered.
The Spanish commsat was the largest satellite yet flown by SpaceX, "nearly the size of a bus". A drone ship landing was planned, but scrapped due to unfavorable weather conditions. After stage separation, the first stage booster successfully conducted an ocean landing in the Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX left the landing legs and titanium grid fins in place to prevent further delays, after previous concerns with the fairing pressurization and conflicts with the Atlas V launch of GOES-S. The Hispasat 30W-6 satellite was propelled into a supersynchronous transfer orbit.
LIFTOFF
MAR 06 2018launched fromSLC-40Canaveral
aboardFalcon 9 B4F9-050intoGSO
Booster
B1044.1
Splashed down in the sea
Payloads · 2
- 01
Hispasat 30W-6
Communications
- 02
PODSat
Technology demonstration
