ORBCOMM-2
ORBCOMM-2 was the second and final launch of ORBCOMM’s second-generation OG2 satellite deployment campaign. A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched eleven OG2 communications satellites from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 at 8:29 p.m. EST on December 21, 2015 and deployed all eleven into low Earth orbit. Booster B1019 then returned to Landing Zone 1, completing the first successful landing of an orbital-class rocket first stage.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ORBCOMM OG2 Mission 2OG2 Mission 2Falcon 9 Flight 20
- Name
- ORBCOMM-2
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- ORBCOMM-2 was the second and final launch of ORBCOMM’s second-generation OG2 satellite deployment campaign. A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched eleven OG2 communications satellites from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 at 8:29 p.m. EST on December 21, 2015 and deployed all eleven into low Earth orbit. Booster B1019 then returned to Landing Zone 1, completing the first successful landing of an orbital-class rocket first stage.
- End Date
- 2015-12-21
- Landing Facility
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Success. Eleven ORBCOMM OG2 satellites reached low Earth orbit and Falcon 9 booster B1019 completed the first successful orbital-class first-stage landing.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2015-12-21
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacex.com/launches/orbcomm2
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 11:34:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 22:06:22 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Search Name
- ORBCOMM-2 ORBCOMM OG2 Mission 2 OG2 Mission 2 Falcon 9 Flight 20
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- Vehicles