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SpX CRS-13
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SpaceX

SpX CRS-13

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Falcon 9 Full Thrust
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Dec 15, 15:36:09 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 13th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowDec 15, 15:36:09 UTC→Dec 15, 15:36:09 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height71 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record24/25 successful
Landings16/18
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

10000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14743 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 13488–17907 ft (4419 ft thick) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1035
retired2nd flight
Flights2
Landings2/2100%
Fastest turn194d 18h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 9 km downrange
194d 18h since last flight

Retired; permanently displayed at Space Center Houston.

Previous flights · 1
  1. #1SpX CRS-11LZ-1Jun 3, 2017
Upper Stage · Dragon 1C108Dragon C108
Retired
3 flights· International Space Station

This capsule flew both CRS-6, CRS-13, and CRS-18 It is the first three time flown dragon capsule. As part of CRS-6 the robotic SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, 21 May 2015. The CRS-13 mission was the first NASA to fly on a flight-proven Falcon 9. Now on display in Los Angeles, California at the California Science Center.