Status
Success
CRS SpX-5
Launch Time
Sat Jan 10, 2015 09:47 UTC
Sat Jan 10, 2015 09:47 UTC
First Falcon 9 to feature grid fins. First time a Falcon 9 attempted to land on a drone ship. During the landing burn, the grid fin system ran out of hydraulic fluid which left Falcon 9 stuck at an uncorrectable attitude. It crashed into the drone ship and was destroyed.
Rocket
Vehicles
Just Read the Instructions (Original)
B1012
Flight #1
1st Falcon recovery attempt
1st failed Falcon recovery
Mission Details
CRS SpX-5
SpaceX CRS-5, also known as SpX-5, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station conducted by SpaceX for NASA. Dragon was berthed to the ISS for 29 days before successfully returning to Earth. 2,317kg of cargo were brought to the station. 1,823kg pressurized and 494kg unpressurized. This mission was flown by Dragon C107-1.
Total Mass: 2,317.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2015
1st orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
19th mission
1st mission of 2015
15th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission
Falcon 9
14th mission
1st mission of 2015
13th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission