Rocket 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.
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