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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.0Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-1
Launched
October 8, 2012
Summary
SpX CRS-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.0 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 8, 2012. The mission was a partial failure: Dragon was placed into the correct orbit after a first stage engine failed during ascent. However, an Orbcomm secondary payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit and subsequently lost. It was SpaceX's 9th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,247th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Falcon 9 v1.0 flight and the 2nd this year. Booster B0006 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The spacecraft was Dragon C103 (C103). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Result
- Dragon was placed into the correct orbit after a first stage engine failed during ascent. However, an Orbcomm secondary payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit and subsequently lost.
- Booster
- B0006 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Falcon 9 v1.0 flight · 2nd this yearSpaceX's 9th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,247th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C103 (C103)
First Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA, first non-demo mission. Falcon 9 rocket suffered a partial engine failure during launch but was able to deliver Dragon into orbit. However, a secondary payload did not reach its correct orbit.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 20 days
- Docked October 10, 2012 at Harmony nadir
The Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean carrying scientific research and station hardware.
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components
- Dragon CRS-1 · NORAD 38846
- Orbcomm OG2-1 · NORAD 38847 · re-entered October 10, 2012
Falcon 9-004 Stage 2 · re-entered October 11, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This was the third flight for the uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecaft and the first SpaceX mission under their Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon delivered various cargo to the staion, and returned after being berthed to the station for 17 days. The spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean and was recovered by SpaceX.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
59th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 692nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
138 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-1 launch?
SpX CRS-1 launched on October 8, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why was SpX CRS-1 a partial failure?
Dragon was placed into the correct orbit after a first stage engine failed during ascent. However, an Orbcomm secondary payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit and subsequently lost.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-1?
Coverage: SpaceX CRS-1 Launch to International Space Station. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-1?
Falcon 9 v1.0, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.0 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B0006 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit was SpX CRS-1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a resupply mission.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-1 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services