SpaceX CRS-6, also known as SpX-6, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station, contracted to NASA. It was the eighth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the sixth SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services contract. It was docked to the International Space Station from 17 April to 21 May 2015.
Mission type: ISS resupply Operator: NASA COSPAR ID: 2015-021A SATCAT no. 40588 Mission duration: Planned: 1 month Elapsed: 36 days
Start of mission Launch date: 14 April 2015, 20:10:41 UTC Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1 Launch site: Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Contractor: SpaceX
End of mission Disposal Recovered Landing date: 21 May 2015, 16:42 UTC
Orbital parameters Reference system: Geocentric Regime: Low Earth Perigee: 395.6 kilometres (245.8 mi) Apogee: 403.7 kilometres (250.8 mi) Inclination: 51.65 degrees Period: 92.55 minutes Epoch: 19 April 2015, 13:55:49 UTC Berthing at ISS Berthing port: Harmony nadir RMS capture: 17 April 2015, 10:55 UTC Berthing date: 17 April 2015, 13:29 UTC Unberthing date: 21 May 2015, 09:29 UTC RMS release: 21 May 2015, 11:04 UTC Time berthed: 33 days, 20 hours, 0 minutes
The CRS-6 SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as seen from the ISS on April 17, 2015
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Courtesy: msn.news - The Telegraph - Sarah Knapton 29.06.19
