SpaceX CRS-3

SpaceX CRS-3
	SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon spacecraft approaching ISS on 20 April 2014
Names	SpX-3
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	SpaceX / NASA
COSPAR ID	2014-022A
SATCAT no.	39680
Website	https://www.spacex.com/
Mission duration	29 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Dragon C105
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	18 April 2014, 19:25:21 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9 v1.1
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor	SpaceX
End of mission
Disposal	Recovered
Landing date	18 May 2014, 19:05 UTC
Landing site	Pacific Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.65°
Berthing at International Space Station
Berthing port	Harmony nadir
RMS capture	20 April 2014, 11:14 UTC
Berthing date	20 April 2014, 14:06 UTC
Unberthing date	18 May 2014, 11:55 UTC
RMS release	18 May 2014, 13:26 UTC
Time berthed	27 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes
Cargo
Mass	2,089 kg (4,605 lb)
Pressurised	1,518 kg (3,347 lb)
Unpressurised	571 kg (1,259 lb)
	; NASA SpX-3 mission patch Commercial Resupply Services ← Orbital-1 Orbital-2 → Cargo Dragon ← SpaceX CRS-2 SpaceX CRS-4 →

SpaceX CRS-3, also known as SpX-3,^[4] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS), contracted to NASA, which was launched on 18 April 2014. It was the fifth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the third SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract.

This was the first launch of a Dragon capsule on the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, as previous launches used the smaller v1.0 configuration. It was also the first time the F9 v1.1 has flown without a payload fairing, and the first experimental flight test of an ocean landing of the first stage on a NASA/Dragon mission.^[5]

The Falcon 9 with CRS-3 on board launched on time at 19:25 UTC on 18 April 2014,^[1] and was grappled on 20 April at 11:14 UTC by Expedition 39 commander Koichi Wakata. The spacecraft was berthed to the ISS from 14:06 UTC on that day to 11:55 UTC on 18 May 2014.^[6] CRS-3 then successfully de-orbited and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 19:05 UTC on 18 May 2014.^[7]

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