Europa Clipper is a NASA mission to study Europa, one of Jupiter's four Galilean moons through a series of flybys while in Jupiter's orbit.

Window Opens: October 14th at 12:05:45PM EDT (16:05:45 UTC)
Window Closes: October 14th at 12:06:00PM EDT (16:06:00 UTC)

Mission: Falcon Heavy launch of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft
Launch location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Earth.
Target orbit: Heliocentric Orbit
Side boosters: B1064-6 and B1065-6; 290d 14h 59min turnaround
Side booster history: USSF-44, USSF-67, Echostar 24, Psyche, USSF-52.
Side booster recovery: None
Center Core: B1089
Center Core history: New booster!
Center Core recovery: None
Fairing recovery: GO Cosmos
Rocket trajectory: Straight east
Payload mass: Approximately 6 tonnes
Stubby nozzle: No
Stats:
· SpaceX's 99th launch of the year, 3rd launch of the month, and 400th launch overall.
· 26th Falcon launch since the last failure, Falcon Heavy's 11th orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 90th launch from LC-39A.


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