Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpX CRS-1

Partial Failure

Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpX CRS-1

Failure reason: Dragon was placed into the correct orbit after a first stage engine failed during ascent. However, an Orbcomm secondary payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit and subsequently lost.

This was the third flight for the uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecaft and the first SpaceX mission under their Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon delivered various cargo to the staion, and returned after being berthed to the station for 17 days. The spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean and was recovered by SpaceX.

Mission type: Resupply · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Falcon 9 · Provider: SpaceX

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)