Ratsat

Ratsat [SpaceX]

Ratsat is a 165 kg vehicle evaluation payload for the fourth flight of the Falcon-1 rocket designed and built by SpaceX specifically for this mission. It remained intentionally attached to the Falcon-1 second stage.

Nation: USA
Type / Application: Vehicle evaluation
Operator: SpaceX
Contractors: SpaceX
Equipment: ?
Configuration: ballast bolted to upper stage
Propulsion: None
Power:
Lifetime:
Mass: 165 kg (payload only)
Orbit: 621 km × 643 km, 9.35°
Satellite Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Ratsat 28.09.2008 Om Falcon-1