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Falcon 9 v1.1 | SpX CRS-3
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SpX CRS-3

Falcon 9 v1.1

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This page records Falcon 9 v1.1 | SpX CRS-3 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the fifth Dragon spacecraft on the third operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 v1.1
Mission type
Resupply
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Dragon C105
Destination
International Space Station
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Provider
SpaceX
Programs
Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
Recovery
Ocean, B1006 performed an experimental water landing after launch.

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 v1.1
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 v1.1

Falcon 9 v1.1 is a significantly redesigned version of the its predecessor, including a higher payload capacity. This version arranges the engines in a structural form SpaceX calls an Octaweb.

Height
68.4 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
15
First flight
2013-09-29
B1006
Core

B1006

Flight 1New
Recovery
Atlantic Ocean
Landing method
Ocean

Recorded timing

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SCHEDULED MOMENT

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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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