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Falcon 9 v1.1 | SpX CRS-6
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SpX CRS-6

Falcon 9 v1.1

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This page records Falcon 9 v1.1 | SpX CRS-6 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

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the eighth Dragon spacecraft on the sixth 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 C108
Destination
International Space Station
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Provider
SpaceX
Programs
Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, B1015 tipped over during landing +1

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
B1015
Core

B1015

Flight 1NewLanding failed
Recovery
Just Read the Instructions (Original)
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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