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SpaceX CRS-6

Cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX CRS-6 was launched on April 14, 2015 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Apr 17, 2015).

COSPAR 2015-021ANORAD 40588United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Dragon CRS-6
Common name
SpaceX CRS-6
Payload designation
Dragon C108
International designator
2015-021A
NORAD catalog number
40588
GCAT identifier
S40588
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/762

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 14, 2015 · 20:10 UTC
Launch record
2015-021Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
384 km
Apogee
393 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Grappled by another object
Status date
April 17, 2015
Last known active
May 21, 2015
End of operations
May 21, 2015

Size

Mass
7,810 kg
Dry mass
7,810 kg
Total mass with attached objects
9,810 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 Q16821712 (CC0).