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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-6
Launched
April 14, 2015
Summary
SpX CRS-6 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 14, 2015. It was SpaceX's 22nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,464th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight and the 4th this year. Booster B1015 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-6, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 368 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C108 (C108). 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, 17 of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX CRS-6 LaunchSpaceX
- Booster
- B1015 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions (Original) · landing failed0/2 landed here
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight · 4th this yearSpaceX's 22nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,464th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C108 (C108)
This capsule flew both CRS-6, CRS-13, and CRS-18 It is the first three time flown dragon capsule. As part of CRS-6 the robotic SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, 21 May 2015. The CRS-13 mission was the first NASA to fly on a flight-proven Falcon 9. Now on display in Los Angeles, California at the California Science Center.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 36 days
- Docked April 17, 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-6 · NORAD 40588 · 2015-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 20 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-021A
- Epoch
- 2015-04-14 20:35:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96863068 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0116467
- Inclination
- 51.6488°
- Ascending node
- 40.8878°
- Arg. of perigee
- 48.0984°
- Mean anomaly
- 63.0723°
- 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
20 catalogued: 17 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-6 · NORAD 40588
- Flock 1e-2 · NORAD 40722 · re-entered March 5, 2016
- Flock 1e-1 · NORAD 40723 · re-entered May 18, 2016
- Flock 1e-4 · NORAD 40724 · re-entered June 23, 2016
- Flock 1e-3 · NORAD 40725 · re-entered May 29, 2016
- Flock 1e-7 · NORAD 40726 · re-entered July 16, 2016
- Flock 1e-8 · NORAD 40727 · re-entered June 22, 2016
- Flock 1e-5 · NORAD 40728 · re-entered June 20, 2016
- Flock 1e-6 · NORAD 40729 · re-entered July 21, 2016
- Flock 1e-9 · NORAD 40736 · re-entered February 8, 2016
- Flock 1e-10 · NORAD 40737 · re-entered August 9, 2016
- Flock 1e-11 · NORAD 40738 · re-entered August 9, 2016
Show 5 more payloads
- Flock 1e-12 · NORAD 40739 · re-entered August 9, 2016
- Flock 1e-13 · NORAD 40740 · re-entered August 24, 2016
- Flock 1e-14 · NORAD 40741 · re-entered July 30, 2016
- Arkyd-3R · NORAD 40742 · re-entered December 23, 2015
- Centennial 1 · NORAD 40743 · re-entered January 6, 2016
Falcon 9-018 Stage 2 · re-entered April 22, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the eighth Dragon spacecraft on the sixth 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
71st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 4th this year · 726th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-6 launch?
SpX CRS-6 launched on April 14, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-6?
Coverage: SpaceX CRS-6 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-6?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1015 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Just Read the Instructions (Original) failed.
What orbit did SpX CRS-6 reach?
Dragon CRS-6, one of 20 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 368 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-6 launch?
17 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-6 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services