CRS SpX-7

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

14:21:11

Sunday June 28, 2015

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Launch Notes

An overpressure event in the second stage caused the vehicle to fail during first stage flight at T+139 seconds. While Dragon survived the initial explosion, it impacted the Atlantic Ocean at high speed due to its flight software not accounting for this mode of failure, resulting in the parachutes not deploying.

CRS SpX-7

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SpaceX CRS-7, also known as SpX-7, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station contracted to NASA. It was planned to be berthed to the ISS for a 30 day mission, however, a failure in the Falcon 9 launch vehicle destroyed the vehicle in flight. 1,925kg of cargo were planned to be brought to the station, including IDA-1 (International Docking Adapter-1) which would be placed on one of the US Segment’s 2 Pressurized Mating Adapters (PMA) to adapt its docking system for future US crewed vehicles. This mission was flown by Dragon C109-1.

Low Earth Orbit

1,867 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Falcon 9 Block 2 (v1.1)

Active 2013 to 2016

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$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

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


19th

Mission

6th

Mission of 2015

SpaceX


24th

Mission

6th

Mission of 2015

2015


33rd

Orbital launch attempt