RatSat
Test Flight
Success
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 1LEOorbit
Launch time
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Success
Overview
RatSat was an aluminum mass simulator on the fourth flight of the Falcon 1 rocket.
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,935
SpX Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#4
Location Launch
#4
Designator
2008-048
Launch Window
NET
Sep 28, 2008, 11:15 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site is a missile test range in Marshall Islands. It covers about 750,000 square miles (1,900,000 km2) and includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island, and Aur Atoll. It primarily functions as a test facility for U.S. missile defense and space research programs.
Timezone
Pacific/Tarawa
Local Launch Time
Sep 29, 2008, 11:15 AM
Total Launches
5
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
8.7167, 167.7333