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Falcon 9 Flight 26

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Falcon 9

Flight no.
  
26

Operator
  
SpaceX

Configuration
  
Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Manufacturer
  
SpaceX

Date
  
14:29:00, June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15T14:29:00)


Falcon 9 Flight 26 was the 26th Falcon 9 space launch by SpaceX, which launched both ABS's ABS-2A and Eutelsat's Eutelsat 117 West B to geostationary transfer orbit, that occurred on 15 June 2016 at 14:29 UTC (10:29am local time).

After the launch, the first stage of the Falcon 9 experienced a hard landing and was destroyed on the deck of the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Atlantic Ocean. The landing failed due to low thrust on one of the three engines during the landing burn; as the rocket stage was about to land on the deck, the engines ran out of oxidizer.

References

Falcon 9 Flight 26 Wikipedia


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