SpaceX CRS-6
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The CRS-6 SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as seen from the ISS on April 17, 2015
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| Mission type | ISS resupply |
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| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-021A |
| SATCAT no. | 40588 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 1 month Elapsed: 36 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 April 2015, 20:10:41 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 21 May 2015, 16:42 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 395.6 kilometres (245.8 mi) |
| Apogee | 403.7 kilometres (250.8 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.65 degrees |
| Period | 92.55 minutes |
| Epoch | 19 April 2015, 13:55:49 UTC |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
| RMS capture | 17 April 2015, 10:55 UTC |
| Berthing date | 17 April 2015, 13:29 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 21 May 2015, 09:29 UTC |
| RMS release | 21 May 2015, 11:04 UTC |
| Time berthed | 33 days, 20 hours, 0 minutes |
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NASA SpX-6 mission patch
SpaceX CRS-6, also known as SpX-6, was a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, contracted to NASA. It was the eighth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the sixth SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services contract. It was docked to the International Space Station from 17 April to 21 May 2015.
As of July 2014[update], the launch was tentatively scheduled by NASA for February 2015, with berthing to the station occurring two days later. However, as a result of delays in the launch of the previous SpaceX CRS-5 mission, CRS-6 launched on April 14, 2015. In late March 2015, the launch was tentatively scheduled for April 13, 2015, but was later postponed to April 14, 2015 due to weather conditions.
A Federal Communications Commission application submitted for temporary communication frequency authority notes the launch planning date as no earlier than April 8, 2015. The application also confirms communication uplinks for use with the first stage of this mission as it conducts another attempt at a first-ever propulsive landing on the Autonomous spaceport drone ship after staging.
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