SpaceX Falcon 9 PAZ Feb. 22, 2018
Last flight of a Block 3 first stage. Reused the booster from the Formosat-5 mission.
Paz (peace) is Spain's first spy satellite that will be operated in a constellation with the German SAR fleet TSX and TDX. In addition, the rocket carried two SpaceX test satellites for their forthcoming communications network in low Earth orbit. This core flew without landing legs and was expended at sea. It also featured an upgraded payload fairing 2.0 with a first recovery attempt using the Mr. Steven crew boat equipped with a net. The fairing narrowly missed the boat, but achieved a soft water landing. Credit SpaceX
Read MorePaz (peace) is Spain's first spy satellite that will be operated in a constellation with the German SAR fleet TSX and TDX. In addition, the rocket carried two SpaceX test satellites for their forthcoming communications network in low Earth orbit. This core flew without landing legs and was expended at sea. It also featured an upgraded payload fairing 2.0 with a first recovery attempt using the Mr. Steven crew boat equipped with a net. The fairing narrowly missed the boat, but achieved a soft water landing. Credit SpaceX
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