SpaceX CRS-3

SpaceX CRS-3
SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon spacecraft approaching ISS on 20 April 2014
NamesSpX-3
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2014-022A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.39680Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration29 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon 1 C105
Spacecraft typeDragon 1
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 8.1 m (27 ft)
Diameter: 4 m (13 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date18 April 2014, 19:25:21 UTC[1]
RocketFalcon 9 v1.1 (B1006)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-40[2][3]
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date18 May 2014, 19:05 UTC
Landing sitePacific Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.65°
Berthing at International Space Station
Berthing portHarmony nadir
RMS capture20 April 2014, 11:14 UTC
Berthing date20 April 2014, 14:06 UTC
Unberthing date18 May 2014, 11:55 UTC
RMS release18 May 2014, 13:26 UTC
Time berthed27 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes
Cargo
Mass2,089 kg (4,605 lb)
Pressurised1,518 kg (3,347 lb)
Unpressurised571 kg (1,259 lb)

NASA SpX-3 mission patch

SpaceX CRS-3, also known as SpX-3,[4] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS), contracted to NASA, which was launched on 18 April 2014. It was the fifth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the third SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract.

This was the first launch of a Dragon capsule on the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, as previous launches used the smaller v1.0 configuration. It was also the first time the F9 v1.1 has flown without a payload fairing, and the first experimental flight test of an ocean landing of the first stage on a NASA/Dragon mission.[5]

The Falcon 9 with CRS-3 on board launched on time at 19:25 UTC on 18 April 2014,[1] and was grappled on 20 April at 11:14 UTC by Expedition 39 commander Koichi Wakata. The spacecraft was berthed to the ISS from 14:06 UTC on that day to 11:55 UTC on 18 May 2014.[6] CRS-3 then successfully de-orbited and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 19:05 UTC on 18 May 2014.[7]

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