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.
Identity
- Aliases
- ORBCOMM OG2 Mission 2OG2 Mission 2Falcon 9 Flight 20
- Name
- ORBCOMM-2
- Slug
- orbcomm-2
- Status
- completed
Details
- 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 Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
- qh78t509zgnf9wt4rdg4rczzrx85j5pb
- Outcome
- Success. Eleven ORBCOMM OG2 satellites reached low Earth orbit and Falcon 9 booster B1019 completed the first successful orbital-class first-stage landing.
- Program
- ORBCOMM Generation 2
- Start Date
- 2015-12-21
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
- nh7r7m2050gtkr2y6ahzdty5bx8af3zm
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacex.com/launches/orbcomm2
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:34:47 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 8:13:43 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- jd7ce2bqftfeecsmsam5yhj86d7kqbmw
- Role
- Launch provider and vehicle operator
- Organization Id
- jd77s2z30jag3wcnmj0dkjbgv18afw77
- Role
- Mission customer and satellite operator