First launch under USAF's OSP 3 launch contract. First SpaceX launch to put a satellite to an orbit with an orbital altitude many times the distance to the Moon: Sun-Earth libration point L1. The first stage made a test flight descent to an over-ocean landing within 10 m (33 ft) of its intended target.
Payloads
DSCOVR

Type:

Satellite

Mass:

570 kg

Customers:

NASA, NOAA, USAF

Manufacturers:

Sierra Nevada

Nationalities:

United States

Mission Images