Launch Overview
Vehicle
Falcon 9
Agency
SpaceX
Site / Pad
CC / LC40
Outcome
Success
Flight
005/B0007 F005
COSPAR Designator
2013-010
Mission
SpX CRS-2 (Resupply)
This was the fourth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, the fifth and final flight for the company's two-stage Falcon 9 v1.0 launch vehicle, and the second SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services contract. The launch occurred on March 1, 2013. A minor technical issue on the Dragon spacecraft involving the RCS thruster pods occurred upon reaching orbit, but it was recoverable. The vehicle was released, splashed down, and recovered by SpaceX.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Falcon 9 v1.0
Provider
SpaceX
Agency launches
10 (1 YTD)
Site launches
695 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
60 (1 YTD)