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Falcon-9 v1.1

US




Unlike the earlier Falcon 9 v1.0, the Falcon 9 v1.1 is equipped with a bulbous payload fairing for satellite-deployment flights. Photo Credit: Elon Musk / SpaceX

The second Falcon 9 v1.1, and SpaceX′s first mission to geostationary transfer orbit, launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Photo Credit: SpaceX, via Mike Barrett




Launch vehicle: Falcon-9 v1.1
Launch vehicle ID: 
Payload: SES-8
Launch date: 03 Dec 2013
Launch site: CC, SLC-40


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