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SpX CRS-5

Launched

January 10, 2015

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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.

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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.

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Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
213 × 359 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
152.0°Ascending node
4297 d agoElement epoch2015-01-10 09:44 UTC · stale

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

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

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