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Crew Dragon Demo-1

Demonstration flight of the Dragon 2. Crew Dragon Demo-1 was launched on March 2, 2019 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Mar 3, 2019).

COSPAR 2019-011ANORAD 44063United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Crew Dragon
Common name
Crew Dragon Demo-1
Payload designation
Dragon C204
Other names
SpX DM-1
International designator
2019-011A
NORAD catalog number
44063
GCAT identifier
S44063
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/924

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Commercial
Program
Dragon 2
Owner
SpaceX
Country
United States
Builder
SpaceX
Platform (bus)
Dragon CM

Launch

Date
March 2, 2019 · 07:49 UTC
Launch record
2019-011Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
224 km
Apogee
369 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
March 3, 2019
Last known active
Mar 8, 2019
End of operations
Mar 8, 2019

Size

Mass
10.8 t
Dry mass
9,500 kg
Total mass with attached objects
13.1 t
Length
4.9 m
Diameter
4.00 m
Span
4.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20182952 (CC0).