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
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)
Launch of SpaceX CRS-3 from Cape Canaveral on 18 April 2014.
SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon spacecraft approaching ISS on 20 April 2014
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Courtesy: msn.news - The Telegraph - Sarah Knapton 29.06.19
