Trailblazer
Trailblazer was a small U.S. Department of Defense technology-demonstration satellite assigned as the primary payload of Falcon 1 Flight 3. It shared the launch with two NASA experimental spacecraft and a commercial memorial payload.
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Identity
- Aliases
- DoD TrailblazerFalcon 1 Flight 3 primary payload
- Name
- Trailblazer
- Slug
- trailblazer
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- Trailblazer was a small U.S. Department of Defense technology-demonstration satellite assigned as the primary payload of Falcon 1 Flight 3. It shared the launch with two NASA experimental spacecraft and a commercial memorial payload.
- End Date
- 2008-08-03
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Falcon 1 Flight 3 failed during staging, and Trailblazer was destroyed before it could reach orbit or conduct its demonstration mission.
- Program
- Department of Defense technology demonstration
- Start Date
- 2008-08-03
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:05:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:05:47 UTC
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