Falcon 9 v1.1 | SpX CRS-5
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the seventh Dragon spacecraft on the fifth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Cargo manifest change due to Cygnus CRS Orb-3 launch failure. Carried the Cloud Aerosol Transport System experiment.
Falcon 9 v1.1 is a significantly redesigned version of the its predecessor, including a higher payload capacity. This version arranges the engines in a structural form SpaceX calls an Octaweb.
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Mission Profile
SpX CRS-5 was a Falcon 9 v1.1 mission operated by SpaceX that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 10, 2015. The flight carried its payload on a resupply mission to Low Earth Orbit. The mission flew on first stage B1012. It was flown as part of the Commercial Resupply Services program. The launch was a success.