CRS SpX-5
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
09:47:09
Saturday January 10, 2015
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Launch Notes
First Falcon 9 to feature grid fins. First time a Falcon 9 attempted to land on a drone ship. During the landing burn, the grid fin system ran out of hydraulic fluid which left Falcon 9 stuck at an uncorrectable attitude. It crashed into the drone ship and was destroyed.
CRS SpX-5
SpaceX CRS-5, also known as SpX-5, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station conducted by SpaceX for NASA. Dragon was berthed to the ISS for 29 days before successfully returning to Earth. 2,317kg of cargo were brought to the station. 1,823kg pressurized and 494kg unpressurized. This mission was flown by Dragon C107-1.
Low Earth Orbit
2,317 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$56.50 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 68.4m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 13,150 kg
GTO: 4,850 kg
Liftoff Thrust
5,885 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
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Falcon 9
14th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2015
SpaceX
19th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2015
2015
1st
Orbital launch attempt