Crew Dragon Demo-1
Crew Dragon Demo-1 (officially Crew Demo-1, SpaceX Demo-1, or Demonstration Mission-1) was the first orbital test of the Dragon 2 spacecraft. The mission launched on 2 March 2019 at 07:49:03 UTC, and arrived at the International Space Station on 3 March 2019, a little over 24 hours after the launch. The mission ended following a successful splashdown on 8 March 2019 at 13:45:08 UTC.
Dragon C204 silhouetted against Earth's horizon, during its approach to the ISS | |
| Names | Crew Demo-1 SpaceX Demo-1 Demonstration Mission-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS technology demonstration |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-011A |
| SATCAT no. | 44063 |
| Mission duration | 6 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes |
| Orbits completed | 62 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon C204 |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 12,055 kg (26,577 lb) |
| Dry mass | 6,350 kg (14,000 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2 March 2019, 07:49:03 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1051.1) |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | GO Searcher (Megan) |
| Landing date | 8 March 2019, 13:45:08 UTC |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | 3 March 2019, 10:51 UTC |
| Undocking date | 8 March 2019, 07:32 UTC |
| Time docked | 4 days, 20 hours, 41 minutes |
Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission patch | |
During a separate test, on 20 April 2019, the capsule used on Crew Demo-1 was unexpectedly destroyed when firing the SuperDraco engines at Landing Zone 1.
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