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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 4Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpX CRS-12
Launched
August 14, 2017
Summary
SpX CRS-12 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on August 14, 2017. It was SpaceX's 45th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,664th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Falcon 9 Block 4 flight. Booster B1039 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-12, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 365 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C113 (C113). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX/Dragon CRS-12 Launches to the International Space StationNASA
- SpaceX CRS-12 Launches to the International Space StationNASA's Kennedy Space Center
- CRS-12 Launch WebcastSpaceX
- Booster
- B1039 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Falcon 9 Block 4 flightSpaceX's 45th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,664th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C113 (C113)
Capsule C113 was the last new Dragon 1 spacecraft manufactured. It was used on CRS-12 and CRS-17. Now on display in Chicago, Illinois at the Museum of Science and Industry.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 32 days
- Docked August 16, 2017 at Harmony nadir
The Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean carrying scientific research and station hardware.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-12 · NORAD 42904 · 2017-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-045A
- Epoch
- 2017-08-14 16:54:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97894031 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0116656
- Inclination
- 51.6336°
- Ascending node
- 106.677°
- Arg. of perigee
- 47.0303°
- Mean anomaly
- 58.0005°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 5 payloads, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-12 · NORAD 42904
- KestrelEye IIM · NORAD 42982
- ASTERIA · NORAD 43020 · re-entered April 24, 2020
- Dellingr · NORAD 43021 · re-entered June 10, 2021
- OSIRIS-3U · NORAD 43027 · re-entered March 7, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 12th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
105th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 9th this year · 162nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-12 launch?
SpX CRS-12 launched on August 14, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-12?
Coverage: SpaceX/Dragon CRS-12 Launches to the International Space Station; SpaceX CRS-12 Launches to the International Space Station; CRS-12 Launch Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-12?
Falcon 9 Block 4, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 4 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-12 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1039 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did SpX CRS-12 reach?
Dragon CRS-12, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 365 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-12 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-12 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services