The history behind DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) is a highly interesting one. DSCOVR, formally known as Triana and unofficially as GoreSat, was first proposed in 1998 by Vice President Al Gore. DSCOVR was originally scheduled to be launched by the Space Shuttle, apparently on STS-107, before being moved off the shuttle manifest and, subsequently, put into storage. Finally in 2008, DSCOVR was moved back onto the manifest on a SpaceX Falcon 9. DSCOVR's launch on Sunday will mark the first ever Falcon 9 launch to the L1 Lagrangian point, and the first stage will be attempting, for a second time, a barge landing in the ocean.
Launch date: February 11th, 2015
Launch window: 23:03 UTC (6:03 pm EST)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida
Payload: Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
Launch date: February 11th, 2015
Launch window: 23:03 UTC (6:03 pm EST)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida
Payload: Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
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