Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2

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Mission description

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 (COTS 2), was the second test-flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, launched on the third flight of the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The flight was performed under a funded agreement from NASA as the second Dragon demonstration mission in the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. The purpose of the COTS program is to develop and demonstrate commercial sources for cargo re-supply of the International Space Station (ISS). The Dragon C2+ spacecraft was the first American vehicle to visit the ISS since the end of the Space Shuttle program. It was also the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with another spacecraft.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2’.

Launch image Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: May 22, 2012, 7:44 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 (LEO)

Launcher

SpaceX

Rocket

Falcon 9

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Type

Resupply

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
38348 DRAGON C2/C3 LEO 51.64 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#5208

To this date

Location Launch

#687

To this date

Pad Launch

#58

To this date

Agency Launch

#8

To this date

Orbital Launch

#28

Year 2012

Location Launch

#4

Year 2012

Pad Launch

#1

Year 2012

Agency Launch

#1

Year 2012

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