Crew Dragon Demo-1

Crew Dragon Demo-1
Dragon C204 silhouetted against Earth's horizon, during its approach to the ISS
Names
  • Crew Demo-1
  • SpaceX Demo-1
  • Demonstration Mission-1
Mission typeFlight test
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2019-011A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.44063Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration6 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes
Orbits completed62
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon C204
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,055 kg (26,577 lb)
Dry mass6,350 kg (14,000 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date2 March 2019, 07:49:03 (2 March 2019, 07:49:03) UTC (2:49:03 am EST)
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1051.1)
Launch siteKennedy, LC‑39A
End of mission
Recovered byMV GO Searcher
Landing date8 March 2019, 13:45:08 (8 March 2019, 13:45:08) UTC[1]
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward [2]
Docking date3 March 2019, 10:51 UTC
Undocking date8 March 2019, 07:32 UTC
Time docked4 days, 20 hours, 41 minutes

Mission patch

Crew Dragon Demo-1 (officially Crew Demo-1, SpaceX Demo-1, or Demonstration Mission-1)[a] was the first orbital test of the Dragon 2 spacecraft. The mission launched on 2 March 2019 [3][4] at 07:49:03 UTC, and arrived at the International Space Station on 3 March 2019, a little over 24 hours after the launch. The mission ended with a splashdown on 8 March 2019 at 13:45:08 UTC.[5][6]

During a separate test, on 20 April 2019, the capsule used on Crew Demo-1 was unexpectedly destroyed when firing the SuperDraco engines at Landing Zone 1.[7]

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  7. ^ Berger, Eric (22 April 2019). "Here's what we know, and what we don't, about the Crew Dragon accident". Ars Technica. Retrieved 22 April 2019.


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