flown missionPartial Failure

Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpX CRS-1

SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.

mission

Name
SpX CRS-1
Type
Resupply
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

This was the third flight for the uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecaft and the first SpaceX mission under their Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon delivered various cargo to the staion, and returned after being berthed to the station for 17 days. The spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean and was recovered by SpaceX.

schedule

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Fail reason
Dragon was placed into the correct orbit after a first stage engine failed during ascent. However, an Orbcomm secondary payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit and subsequently lost.

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Falcon 9 v1.0
Family
Falcon
Variant
v1.0
Provider
SpaceX
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York