Falcon 1 launch pad, Omelek Island
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The Falcon 1 launch pad on Omelek Island was SpaceX’s first orbital launch site, used in the late 2000s to test and launch early Falcon 1 rockets from a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orbital launch pad
ⓘ
space launch facility ⓘ |
| abandonedAfter | end of Falcon 1 program ⓘ |
| associatedCompany | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Falcon 1 program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Falcon 1 small orbital launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEquator | approximately 9 degrees north ⓘ |
| environment |
equatorial Pacific site
ⓘ
remote atoll ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 3 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 2006-03-24 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchVehicle | Falcon 1 Flight 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
precursor to later Falcon 9 launch sites
ⓘ
testbed for early SpaceX launch operations ⓘ |
| infrastructureIncludes |
concrete launch mount
ⓘ
control and telemetry links to Kwajalein ⓘ fueling systems ⓘ service structures ⓘ |
| lastLaunchDate | 2009-07-14 ⓘ |
| lastLaunchVehicle | Falcon 1 Flight 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchAttempts | 5 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthOptions | equatorial and low-inclination orbits ⓘ |
| leasedBy | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kwajalein Atoll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Omelek Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) missile range ⓘ |
| noLongerUsedFor | active orbital launches ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit ⓘ |
| notableFor | hosting first successful Falcon 1 orbital launch ⓘ |
| notableLaunch | Falcon 1 Flight 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLaunchDate | 2008-09-28 ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| ownership | United States military range complex ⓘ |
| primaryVehicle | Falcon 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | first orbital launch site for SpaceX ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| successorFacility |
SpaceX launch facilities at Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
Space Launch Complex 2 ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX launch facilities at Vandenberg
|
| timePeriod | late 2000s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Falcon 1 launches
ⓘ
orbital launch attempts ⓘ test launches ⓘ |