COTS Demo Flight 2

Dragon C2+
BeställareNASA
TillverkareSpaceX
ModellDragon
FarkostC102
OperatörSpaceX
Färdens tid9 dagar, 7 timmar
NSSDC-ID2012-027A[1]
Uppskjutning
StartplatsCape Canaveral SLC-40
RaketFalcon 9 v1.0
Uppskjutning22 maj 2012, 07:44:38 UTC
Landning
LandningsplatsStilla havet
Landningstid31 maj 2012, 15:42 UTC
Omloppsbana
Apogeum346 km
Perigeum297 km
Banlutning51,6°
Varv145 st[2]
Dockning
RymdstationISS
Greppad25 maj 2012, 13:56 UTC
Dockning25 maj 2012, 16:02 UTC
DockningsportHarmony, nadir
Ur dockning31 maj 2012, 09:49 UTC
Tid dockad5 dagar, 16 timmar, 5 minuter
Kronologi
Föregående uppdrag
COTS Demo Flight 1
Nästa uppdrag
SpaceX CRS-1

COTS Demo Flight 2+ var den andra obemannade testflygningen av företaget SpaceX:s rymdfarkost Dragon. Farkosten sköts upp med en Falcon 9-raket den 22 maj 2012 och dockades med rymdstationen Internationella rymdstationen ISS den 25 maj.

Farkosten lämnade rymdstationen den 31 maj 2012, några timmar senare återinträdde den i jordens atmosfär och landade i Stilla havet utanför Mexikos kust.

Från början var det tänkt att denna flygning endast skulle ta sig mycket nära rymdstationen och att en flygning kallad COTS 3 skulle bli den första att docka med rymdstationen. Men i december 2011 bestämdes det att även dockningen skulle genomföras under denna flygning.

Referenser

Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, Dragon C2+, tidigare version.

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