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[[File:PACE Spacecraft Transport from Astrotech to SLC-40 (KSC-20240201-PH-JBS01 0036).jpg|thumb|right| PACE spacecraft, encapsulated inside a Falcon 9 payload fairing, being transported to Space Launch Complex 40 on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024]] |
[[File:PACE Spacecraft Transport from Astrotech to SLC-40 (KSC-20240201-PH-JBS01 0036).jpg|thumb|right| PACE spacecraft, encapsulated inside a Falcon 9 payload fairing, being transported to Space Launch Complex 40 on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024]] |
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[[File:PACE Launch.jpg|thumb|Launch of the PACE spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket]] |
[[File:PACE Launch.jpg|thumb|Launch of the PACE spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket]] |
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PACE was launched on 8 February, 2024, at a 1:33 am EST instantaneous [[launch window]], on a [[SpaceX]] [[Falcon 9]] rocket from [[Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40]], after two days of delays caused by bad weather. Shortly after launch, the rocket performed a [[dogleg maneuver]] to place it in a southbound trajectory. After first stage separation, the Falcon 9 booster performed a boostback burn and returned to land on the launch site, where it will be refurbished and [[Reusable launch vehicle|reused]] on future flight. This was the fourth flight of this particular booster, which is designated [[List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters|B1081]]. The second stage of the rocket propelled PACE into its final orbit at an altitude of 676.5 kilometers, and the spacecraft was separated about 13 minutes after launch.<ref name=nasaspaceflight/><ref name=ars/> |
PACE was launched on 8 February, 2024, at a 1:33 am EST instantaneous [[launch window]], on a [[SpaceX]] [[Falcon 9]] rocket from [[Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40]], after two days of delays caused by bad weather. Shortly after launch, the rocket performed a [[dogleg maneuver]] to place it in a southbound trajectory. After first stage separation, the Falcon 9 booster performed a boostback burn and returned to land on the launch site, where it will be refurbished and [[Reusable launch vehicle|reused]] on future flight. This was the fourth flight of this particular booster, which is designated [[List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters|B1081]]. The second stage of the rocket propelled PACE into its final orbit at an altitude of 676.5 kilometers, and the spacecraft was separated about 13 minutes after launch.<ref name=nasaspaceflight/><ref name=nasaspaceflight/><ref name=ars/> |
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Unusual for an east coast launch, this was a [[polar orbit|polar launch]] that placed the spacecraft into a [[Sun-synchronous orbit]], a type of orbit commonly used on observation satellites because it sees a given spot on Earth at the same time every day. These launches are usually carried out from [[Vandenberg Space Force Base]] in California, to prevent debris from landing on populated areas, but SpaceX resumed polar launches from Florida in 2020 because of its ability to land the Falcon 9 booster safely and the introduction of the [[Autonomous Flight Safety System]] on the Falcon rockets. PACE was the first US government mission to launch to a polar orbit from Florida since 1960. The choice to launch PACE from Florida was simply a matter of convenience, due to it being located closer to the Goddard Space Flight Center, where the mission is operated.<ref name=nasaspaceflight>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/02/pace-launch/|author=Justin Davenport |title=Falcon 9 launch PACE science satellite for NASA|work=NASASpaceFlight|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=spacenews>{{cite web|author=Jeff Foust|url=https://spacenews.com/falcon-9-launches-pace-earth-science-mission/|title=Falcon 9 launches PACE Earth science mission|work=Spacenews|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=ars>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/trump-tried-to-kill-it-but-nasas-new-climate-satellite-is-finally-in-orbit/|title=NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel|author=Stephen Clark|work=Ars Technica|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref> |
Unusual for an east coast launch, this was a [[polar orbit|polar launch]] that placed the spacecraft into a [[Sun-synchronous orbit]], a type of orbit commonly used on observation satellites because it sees a given spot on Earth at the same time every day. These launches are usually carried out from [[Vandenberg Space Force Base]] in California, to prevent debris from landing on populated areas, but SpaceX resumed polar launches from Florida in 2020 because of its ability to land the Falcon 9 booster safely and the introduction of the [[Autonomous Flight Safety System]] on the Falcon rockets. PACE was the first US government mission to launch to a polar orbit from Florida since 1960. The choice to launch PACE from Florida was simply a matter of convenience, due to it being located closer to the Goddard Space Flight Center, where the mission is operated.<ref name=nasaspaceflight>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/02/pace-launch/|author=Justin Davenport |title=Falcon 9 launch PACE science satellite for NASA|work=NASASpaceFlight|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=spacenews>{{cite web|author=Jeff Foust|url=https://spacenews.com/falcon-9-launches-pace-earth-science-mission/|title=Falcon 9 launches PACE Earth science mission|work=Spacenews|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=ars>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/trump-tried-to-kill-it-but-nasas-new-climate-satellite-is-finally-in-orbit/|title=NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel|author=Stephen Clark|work=Ars Technica|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref> |
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