Status
Launch was a Partial Failure
Dragon was placed into the correct orbit after a first stage engine failed during ascent. However, an Orbcomm secondary payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit and subsequently lost.
Description
This was the third flight for the uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecaft and the first SpaceX mission under their Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon delivered various cargo to the staion, and returned after being berthed to the station for 17 days. The spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean and was recovered by SpaceX.
Details
Type
Resupply
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Mon, Oct 8, 2012, 24:35
Weather
ProMission Patch
