Key statistics
Satellite DRAGON C2/C3 at a glance.
Uptime
9
Days in orbit
Revolutions
N/A
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
N/A
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DRAGON C2/C3.
Object identification
Object name: DRAGON C2/C3
International designator: 2012-027A
Object number (NORAD): 38348
Object ID (CCSDS): 38348
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Decay date: May 31, 2012
Inclination: 51.64 deg
Period: 92.54 minutes
Apoapsis: 406.0 km
Periapsis: 392.0 km
Two-line elements (TLE)
No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.
Live tracking on map
Satellite DRAGON C2/C3 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
Associated space launch
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.
DRAGON C2/C3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 22, 2012, 7:44 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.
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Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 22, 2012, 7:44 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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