Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:52:00
Sunday September 21, 2014
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Over a year after launch, debris from the Falcon 9 1st stage were discovered washed up on the Isles of Scilly in the UK.
SpaceX CRS-4, also known as SpX-4, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station contracted to NASA. Dragon was berthed for 32 days before successfully returning to earth. 2,216kg of cargo were brought to the station, 1,627kg of pressurized cargo in the capsule and 589kg of unpressurized cargo in the trunk. 20 mice were also brought to the station to study the effects of microgravity on animals. This mission was flown by Dragon C106-1.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
2,216 kilograms
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$56.50 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 68.4m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 13,150 kg
GTO: 4,850 kg
Liftoff Thrust
5,885 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
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Mission
6th
Mission of 2014
18th
Mission
6th
Mission of 2014
57th
Orbital launch attempt