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Dragon C2+

Second spaceflight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Dragon C2+ was launched on May 22, 2012 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (May 25, 2012).

COSPAR 2012-027ANORAD 38348United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Dragon C2
Common name
Dragon C2+
Payload designation
Dragon C102
International designator
2012-027A
NORAD catalog number
38348
GCAT identifier
S38348
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/667

Mission

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

Launch

Date
May 22, 2012 · 07:44 UTC
Launch record
2012-027Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
387 km
Apogee
399 km
Inclination
51.61°
Status
Grappled by another object
Status date
May 25, 2012
Last known active
May 31, 2012
End of operations
May 31, 2012

Size

Mass
4,650 kg
Dry mass
4,650 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,650 kg
Length
5.3 m
Diameter
3.70 m
Span
16.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2931862 (CC0).