In orbitRocket body

FALCON 9 R/B

NORAD: 43436
COSPAR: 2018-038B

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Spacecraft

Built by: SpaceX
Owner: SpaceX
Platform (bus): F9St2
Mass at launch: 4,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 4,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 12.6 m
Diameter: 3.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 12.6 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S43436, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2018-04-18
Rocket: Falcon 9 FT4
Flight: TESS
Mission name: TESS
Launch site: CC, LC40
Launched by: SpaceX
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2018-038

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2018-038, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2018-04-18
Orbits: the Sun

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit