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SpX CRS-2
Falcon 9 · Resupply
2013Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- SpaceX · NASA
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2