SpaceX CRS-17
![]() The SpaceX CRS-17 Dragon approaching to the ISS for RMS capture. | |
Mission type | ISS resupply |
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Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2019-025A |
SATCAT no. | 44222![]() |
Mission duration | 30 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Dragon C113.2 |
Spacecraft type | Dragon CRS |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Dry mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) |
Payload mass | 2482 kg |
Dimensions | Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 4 May 2019, 06:48 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Recovered |
Landing date | 3 June 2019, 21:10[2] | UTC
Landing site | Pacific Ocean, off Baja California |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6° |
Berthing at ISS | |
Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
RMS capture | 6 May 2019, 11:04 UTC[3] |
Berthing date | 6 May 2019, 13:33 UTC |
Unberthing date | 3 June 2019 |
RMS release | 3 June 2019, 16:01 UTC[4] |
Time berthed | 27 days |
![]() NASA SpX-17 mission patch |
SpaceX CRS-17, also known as SpX-17, was a Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS) to the International Space Station that was launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on 4 May 2019.[5] The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX.
Launch schedule history
In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five additional CRS missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20).[6] As of June 2016[update], a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for October 2018,[7] but by January 2019 this had been pushed back to April 2019.[8]
Due to a Dragon 2 test anomaly on 20 April 2019, SpaceX needed to acquire a permit to allow landing on the drone ship, "Of Course I Still Love You". The ship was stationed just 28 kilometres (17 mi) downrange "to ensure the integrity of the area and preserve valuable information".[9][10]
Primary payload
Total weight of the cargo on the CRS-17 mission was 2,482 kg (5,472 lb), consisting of 1,517 kg (3,344 lb) in the pressurized section and 965 kg in the unpressurized section.[11]
Cargo in unpressurized section included the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) and STP-H6.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Clark, Stephen (24 April 2019). "Launch schedule". SpaceFlight Now. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Bergin, Chris (3 June 2019). "CRS-17 Dragon returns home from ISS mission". NASA SpaceflightNow. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ @SpaceX (6 May 2019). "Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station robotic arm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @SpaceX (4 Jun 2019). "Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station! Three departure burns are now underway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rocket Launch: 30 April 2019, 04:22 ET | SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-17". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ de Selding, Peter B. (24 February 2016). "SpaceX wins 5 new space station cargo missions in NASA contract estimated at $700 million". Space News. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ NASA Office of Inspector General (28 June 2016). NASA's Response to SpaceX's June 2015 Launch Failure: Impacts on Commercial Resupply of the International Space Station (PDF) (Report). NASA Office of Inspector General. p. 13. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Upcoming Missions". SpaceXNow.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "FCC Application for special temporary authority". 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "NASA moves ahead with cargo Dragon launch after Crew Dragon anomaly". 22 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ a b "SpaceX CRS-17 Mission Overview" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
External links
Media related to SpaceX CRS-17 at Wikimedia Commons
- NASA
- SpaceX official page for the Dragon spacecraft
- Launch date update
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmvY8ZmN0Ic