TheParagon

SpaceX CRS-1, also known as SpX-1, was the third flight for Space Exploration Technologies Corporation's (SpaceX) uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, the fourth overall flight for the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle, and the first SpaceX operational mission under their Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The launch occurred on 7 October 2012 at 20:34 EDT (8 October 2012 at 00:34 UTC).

In May 2012, it was reported that the CRS-1 Falcon 9 had been transported to Cape Canaveral The CRS-1 Dragon later arrived on 14 August 2012. On 31 August 2012, a wet dress reherarsal was completed for the CRS-1 Falcon 9, and on 29 September a static fire test was completed; both of these tests were completed without the Dragon capsule attached to the launch vehicle stack. The mission passed its Launch Readiness Review on 5 October 2012.

The launch occurred on 8 October 2012 (UTC) and successfully placed the Dragon spacecraft into the proper orbit for arriving at the International Space Station with cargo resupply several days later. During the launch, one of the nine engines suffered a sudden loss of pressure about 80 seconds into the flight, and an immediate early shutdown of that engine occurred; debris could be seen in the telescopic video of the night launch. The remaining eight engines fired for a longer period of time and the flight control software adjusted the trajectory to insert Dragon into a near flawless orbit.

Mission type: ISS resupply
Operator: NASA
COSPAR ID: 2012-054A
SATCAT no. 38846

Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type: Dragon
Manufacturer: SpaceX

Start of mission
Launch date: 8 October 2012, 00:34:07 UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.0
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor: SpaceX

End of mission
Disposal: Recovered
Landing date: 28 October 2012, 19:22 UTC

Orbital parameters
Reference system: Geocentric
Regime: Low Earth
Inclination: 51.6 degrees

Berthing at ISS
Berthing port: Harmony nadir
RMS capture: 10 October 2012, 10:56 UTC
Berthing date: 10 October 2012, 13:03 UTC
Unberthing date: 28 October 2012, 11:19 UTC
RMS release: 28 October 2012, 13:29 UTC
Time berthed: 17 days 22 hours 16 minutes

Cargo
Mass: 400 kilograms (880 lb)
Pressurised: 400 kilograms (880 lb)