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Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpX CRS-1
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SpX CRS-1

Falcon 9 v1.0

Historical mission record

This page records Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpX CRS-1 and its reported outcome: Launch was a Partial Failure. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch was a Partial Failure

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 v1.0
Mission type
Resupply
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Dragon C103
Destination
International Space Station
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Provider
SpaceX
Programs
Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
Recovery
Expended, B0006 was expended after its first launch.

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 v1.0
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 v1.0

The Falcon 9 v1.0 first stage was used on the first five Falcon 9 launches, and powered by nine SpaceX Merlin 1C rocket engines arranged in a 3x3 pattern.

Height
47.8 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
5
First flight
2010-06-04
B0006
Core

B0006

Flight 1New
Recovery
Atlantic Ocean
Landing method
Expended

Recorded timing

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Mission update

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.

Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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