SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 SpX CRS-4

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 SpX CRS-4
Start: 2014-09-21T05:52:03.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 v1.1

Status

Success

Date

21 SEP 2014

05:52

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

This was the fourth Dragon mission to the International SpaÑe Station. It delivered supplies and scientific experiments, including live mice and the first 3D printer in space. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA

Rocket

Falcon 9 v1.1

Mission Type

Resupply

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

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.

Height

68.4 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

506 T

Thrust

5,883 kN