SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-5
Launched
January 10, 2015

Summary
SpX CRS-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 10, 2015. It was SpaceX's 19th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,443rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1012 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Just Read the Instructions (Original) failed. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-5, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 359 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C107 (C107). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- CRS-5 LaunchSpaceX
- Booster
- B1012 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions (Original) · landing failed0/2 landed here
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 19th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,443rd orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C107 (C107)
Cargo manifest change due to Cygnus CRS Orb-3 launch failure. Carried the Cloud Aerosol Transport System experiment.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 31 days
- Docked January 12, 2015 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-5 · NORAD 40370 · 2015-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-001A
- Epoch
- 2015-01-10 09:44:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98433248 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0109236
- Inclination
- 51.6369°
- Ascending node
- 152.0013°
- Arg. of perigee
- 46.9449°
- Mean anomaly
- 314.0689°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-5 · NORAD 40370
- AESP-14 · NORAD 40389 · re-entered May 11, 2015
- Flock 1d'-1 · NORAD 40451
- Flock 1d'-2 · NORAD 40452
Falcon 9-014 Stage 2 · re-entered January 17, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the seventh Dragon spacecraft on the fifth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Pad

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
68th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 720th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-5 launch?
SpX CRS-5 launched on January 10, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-5?
Coverage: CRS-5 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-5?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1012 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Just Read the Instructions (Original) failed.
What orbit did SpX CRS-5 reach?
Dragon CRS-5, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 359 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-5 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-5 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services
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