DRAGON C2/C3

Satellite information

Favourite Embed

Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

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

Latest

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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

...

Latest news about this satellite

There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.


Newsletter sign-up

Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.