Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster

Sports car launched into space in 2018. Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster was launched on February 6, 2018 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Feb 7, 2018).

COSPAR 2018-017ANORAD 43205United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Tesla Roadster
Common name: Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
International designator: 2018-017A
NORAD catalog number: 43205
GCAT identifier: S43205
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Commercial
Program: SpX Test
Owner: SpaceX
Country: United States
Builder: Tesla, Inc.
Platform (bus): Roadster

Launch

Date: February 6, 2018 · 20:45 UTC
Launch record: 2018-017Success
Rocket: Falcon Heavy
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): MEO
Perigee: 180 km
Apogee: 6,939 km
Inclination: 29.02°
Status: Left for deep space attached to another object
Status date: February 7, 2018
Last known active: Feb 7, 2018
End of operations: Feb 7, 2018

Size

Mass: 1,000 kg
Dry mass: 1,000 kg
Length: 3.9 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 3.9 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00993
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: February 7, 2018
Phase outcome: Escaped to another body, attached · February 11, 2018
Destination: HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q46845259 (CC0).