SpaceX CRS-2, also known as SpX-2, will be the fourth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon Cargo spacecraft, the fifth overall flight for the company's two-stage Falcon 9 v1.0 launch vehicle, and the second SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a CommercialResupply Services contract. The launch is scheduled for no earlier than 1 March 2013.
The planned shipment of the Falcon 9 First Stage from Texas to the Florida Launch Site was delayed due to the ongoing investigation of the engine failure that occurred on the previous flight. In late November 2012, it was reported that the CRS-2 Falcon 9 had been transported to Cape Canaveral.
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Mission type: ISS resupply Operator: SpaceX/NASA COSPAR ID: 2013-010A SATCAT no. 39115 Mission duration: 25 days
Start of mission Launch date: March 1, 2013, 15:10 UTC Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.0 Launch site: Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Contractor: SpaceX
End of mission Disposal: Recovered Landing date: March 26, 2013, 16:34 UTC
Orbital parameters Reference system: Geocentric Regime: Low Earth Perigee: 212 km (132 mi) Apogee: 326 km (203 mi) Inclination: 51.66 degrees Period: 89.76 minutes Epoch: March 1, 2013, 16:55:51 UTC
Berthing at ISS Berthing port: Harmony nadir RMS capture: March 3, 2013, 10:31 UTC Berthing date: March 3, 2013, 13:56 UTC Unberthing date: March 26, 2013, 08:10 UTC RMS release: March 26, 2013, 10:56 UTC Time berthed: 22 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes
Cargo Mass: 898 kg (1,980 lb) Pressurised: 677 kg (1,493 lb) Unpressurised: 221 kg (487 lb)
The SpaceX CRS-2 Falcon 9 launching on March 1, 2013
The Dragon spacecraft being berthed to Harmony on March 3, 2013
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Courtesy: msn.news - The Telegraph - Sarah Knapton 29.06.19
