SpaceX CRS-2

SpaceX CRS-2
The Dragon spacecraft being berthed to Harmony on 3 March 2013
NamesSpX-2
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX / NASA
COSPAR ID2013-010A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.39115
Websitehttps://www.spacex.com/
Mission duration25 days, 1 hour, 24 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon C104
Spacecraft typeDragon CRS
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
Dimensions8.1 m (27 ft) (height)
4 m (13 ft) (diameter)
Start of mission
Launch date1 March 2013, 15:10 UTC[1]
RocketFalcon 9 v1.0
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-40[1][2]
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date26 March 2013, 16:34 UTC [3]
Landing sitePacific Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[4]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony nadir
RMS capture3 March 2013, 10:31 UTC
Berthing date3 March 2013, 13:56 UTC [5]
Unberthing date26 March 2013, 08:10 UTC [3]
RMS release26 March 2013, 10:56 UTC
Time berthed22 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes
Cargo
Mass898 kg (1,980 lb)
Pressurised677 kg (1,493 lb)
Unpressurised221 kg (487 lb)

NASA SpX-2 mission patch  

SpaceX CRS-2, also known as SpX-2,[6] was the fourth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, the fifth and final flight for the company's two-stage Falcon 9 v1.0 launch vehicle, and the second SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract.

The launch occurred on 1 March 2013.[1] A minor technical issue on the Dragon spacecraft involving the RCS thruster pods occurred upon reaching orbit, but it was recoverable.[7] The vehicle was released from the station on 26 March 2013, at 10:56 UTC and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 16:34 UTC.[3]

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