SpaceX CRS-2
2013 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SpaceX CRS-2, also known as SpX-2,[6] was the fourth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, the fifth and final flight for the company's two-stage Falcon 9 v1.0 launch vehicle, and the second SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract.
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Names | SpX-2 |
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Mission type | ISS resupply |
Operator | SpaceX / NASA |
COSPAR ID | 2013-010A |
SATCAT no. | 39115 |
Website | https://www.spacex.com/ |
Mission duration | 25 days, 1 hour, 24 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Dragon C104 |
Spacecraft type | Dragon CRS |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Launch mass | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) |
Dimensions | 8.1 m (27 ft) (height) 4 m (13 ft) (diameter) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 1 March 2013, 15:10 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.0 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40[1][2] |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Recovered |
Landing date | 26 March 2013, 16:34 UTC [3] |
Landing site | Pacific Ocean |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.6° |
Berthing at ISS | |
Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
RMS capture | 3 March 2013, 10:31 UTC |
Berthing date | 3 March 2013, 13:56 UTC [5] |
Unberthing date | 26 March 2013, 08:10 UTC [3] |
RMS release | 26 March 2013, 10:56 UTC |
Time berthed | 22 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes |
Cargo | |
Mass | 898 kg (1,980 lb) |
Pressurised | 677 kg (1,493 lb) |
Unpressurised | 221 kg (487 lb) |
NASA SpX-2 mission patch |
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The launch occurred on 1 March 2013.[1] A minor technical issue on the Dragon spacecraft involving the RCS thruster pods occurred upon reaching orbit, but it was recoverable.[7] The vehicle was released from the station on 26 March 2013, at 10:56 UTC and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 16:34 UTC.[3]