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Falcon 9 v1.0

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Friday March 1 2013, 15:10:13 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 v1.0

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

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Mission

This 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 contract. The launch occurred on March 1, 2013. A minor technical issue on the Dragon spacecraft involving the RCS thruster pods occurred upon reaching orbit, but it was recoverable. The vehicle was released, splashed down, and recovered by SpaceX.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewB0007

lost1st flight

Flights1

Landings—

Fastest turn—

Expended — no recovery planned

Upper Stage · Dragon 1C104Dragon C104

Retired

1 flight· International Space Station

First launch of Dragon using trunk section to carry cargo. Launch was successful, but anomalies occurred with the spacecraft's thrusters shortly after liftoff. Thruster function was later restored and orbit corrections were made, but the spacecraft's rendezvous with the ISS was delayed from its planned date of 2 March until 3 March, when it was successfully berthed with the Harmony module. Dragon splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on 26 March.

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind5 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud42%Temp26°C

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

max cloud-top 7635 m above freezing 5120 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 7635 m, mean 5874 m, 100% cover, freezing 5120 m

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VehicleFalcon 9 v1.0

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowFriday March 1 2013, 15:10:13 UTC→Friday March 1 2013, 15:10:13 UTC

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