Falcon Heavy test flight

Falcon Heavy test flight
Falcon Heavy launching from LC-39A
Falcon Heavy launch
LaunchFebruary 6, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-06), 20:45 UTC
OperatorSpaceX
PadKennedy LC-39A
PayloadElon Musk's Tesla Roadster
OutcomeSuccess
Components
BoostersB1023 and B1025
First stageB1033
Artistic depiction of a Falcon heavy rocket launching from the Earth, represented in the background by a circular patch.
Official insignia for the flight
Falcon launches

The Falcon Heavy test flight (also known as the Falcon Heavy demonstration mission) was the first attempt by SpaceX to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket on February 6, 2018, at 20:45 UTC.[1] The successful test introduced the Falcon Heavy as the most powerful rocket in operation at the time,[2] producing five million pounds-force (22 MN) of thrust and having more than twice the payload capacity of the next most powerful rocket, United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy.[3]

  1. ^ "Falcon Heavy Demonstration Press Kit" (PDF). SpaceX. February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Yuhas, Alan (February 6, 2018). "SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch: world's most powerful rocket blasts off – live". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Salazar, Doris Elin (February 6, 2018). "SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket: By the Numbers". Space.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.