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 |