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EarthCARE
Falcon 9 - EarthCARE
Next month
May 2024
Rocket
Falcon 9
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4-East
Trajectory
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
60th
Falcon launch of 2024
360th
Falcon launch
60th
Falcon 9 launch of 2024
346th
Falcon 9 launch
23rd
Launch from SLC4E in 2024
83rd
Launch from SLC4E
326th
Consecutive Falcon success
(assuming launch date holds)
getLaunchData(falcon-9-earthcare)
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getLaunchSite(falcon-9-earthcare)
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getSpacecraft(falcon-9-earthcare)
null
getPayloads(falcon-9-earthcare)
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getLaunchStatistics(falcon-9-earthcare)
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getLandingStatistics(falcon-9-earthcare)
[]
getStageStatistics(falcon-9-earthcare)
[]
getVideos(falcon-9-earthcare)
[]
getLandings(falcon-9-earthcare)
[]
getPatches(falcon-9-earthcare)
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getLaunchLibraryData(falcon-9-earthcare)
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