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SpaceX CRS-1

Third spaceflight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX CRS-1 was launched on October 8, 2012 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Oct 10, 2012).

COSPAR 2012-054ANORAD 38846United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Dragon CRS-1
Common name
SpaceX CRS-1
Payload designation
Dragon C103
International designator
2012-054A
NORAD catalog number
38846
GCAT identifier
S38846
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/713

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 8, 2012 · 00:35 UTC
Launch record
2012-054Partial · 0.85
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
393 km
Apogee
417 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Grappled by another object
Status date
October 10, 2012
Last known active
Oct 28, 2012
End of operations
Oct 28, 2012

Size

Mass
5,426 kg
Dry mass
5,426 kg
Total mass with attached objects
7,426 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 Q2089415 (CC0).