CRS-16
Success
DEC 05201818:16:00 UTCA grid-fin hydraulic pump stalled during the descent and the booster lost roll control, spinning fast enough that it ditched in the Atlantic off Cape Canaveral instead of landing at LZ-1. SpaceX recovered the stage from the sea; it never flew again. Dragon delivered GEDI, a vegetation-mapping lidar built to measure forest canopy structure, for external installation on the station.
LIFTOFF
DEC 05 201818:16:00 UTC
Success
launched from SLC-40 Canaveral
aboard Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-065 into LEO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Vehicle components · 2
- 01 Booster B1050Lost on ground pad · LZ-1
- 02 Dragon 1 C112.2 Space station resupplySpace station resupply
Payloads · 4
- 01
Delphini 1
Technology demonstration
- 02
TechEdSat 8
Technology demonstration
- 03
CAT 1, 2
Technology demonstration
- 04
UNITE
Heliophysics