Falcon Space Missions

SpaceX CRS-3 will be the fifth flight for SpaceXs uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, the second overall flight for the company's two-stage Falcon 9v1.1 launch vehicle, and the third SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services contract. The launch is scheduled for no earlier than 2 October 2013.

Mission type: ISS resupply
Operator: NASA
COSPAR ID: 2014-022A
SATCAT no. 39680
Mission duration: 30 days

Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type: Dragon
Manufacturer: SpaceX

Start of mission
Launch date: 18 April 2014, 19:25:21 UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor: SpaceX

End of mission
Disposal: Recovered
Landing date: 18 May 2014, 19:05 UTC

Orbital parameters
Reference system: Geocentric
Regime: Low Earth
Semi-major axis: 6,700 km (4,200 mi)
Eccentricity: 0.0015
Perigee: 312 km (194 mi)
Apogee: 333 km (207 mi)
Inclination: 51.65 degrees
Period: 90.97 minutes
Epoch: 18 April 2014

Berthing at ISS
Berthing port: Harmony nadir
RMS capture: 20 April 2014, 11:14 UTC
Berthing date: 20 April 2014, 14:06 UTC
Unberthing date: 18 May 2014, 11:55 UTC
RMS release: 18 May 2014, 13:26 UTC
Time berthed: 27 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes

Cargo
Mass: 2,089 kg (4,605 lb)
Pressurised: 1,518 kg (3,347 lb)
Unpressurised: 571 kg (1,259 lb)