Falcon 9 Block 2 (v1.1)

Status

Success

CRS SpX-6

Launch Time
Tue Apr 14, 2015 20:10 UTC

Bipropellant valve in the center Merlin Engine got stuck during the landing burn, making the booster unable to properly correct its velocity, it crashed onto the deck on the drone ship.

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 2 (v1.1)

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Retired

Price: $56.5 million

Liftoff Thrust: 5,885 kN

Payload to LEO: 13,150 kg

Payload to GTO: 4,850 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 68.4 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions (Original)

B1015

Flight #1

2nd Falcon recovery attempt

2nd failed Falcon recovery

Manifest

NRC Quest

C108

Flight #1

Manifest

Mission Details

CRS SpX-6

SpaceX CRS-6, also known as SpX-6, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station contracted to NASA. Dragon was berthed for just under 34 days before it successfully returned to Earth. 2,015kg of pressurized cargo were brought to the Space Station. This mission was flown by Dragon C108-1.

Total Mass: 2,015.0 kg

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Wiki

Stats

2015

22nd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

22nd mission

4th mission of 2015

18th successful mission

13th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

17th mission

4th mission of 2015

16th successful mission

13th consecutive successful mission