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SpaceX CRS-17
Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2019-025A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.44222Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon C19
Spacecraft typeDragon CRS
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch dateMay 4 2019, 2:48 a.m. EDT (6:48 UTC)[1]
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony nadir
RMS captureMay 6, 2019 7:04 a.m. EDT (11:04 UTC)[2]
Berthing dateMay 6, 2019 9:33 a.m. EDT (13:33 UTC)
NASA SpX-17 mission patch
NASA SpX-17 mission patch

SpaceX CRS-17, also known as SpX-17, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission (CRS) to the International Space Station that is currently in orbit on approach to the ISS as of May 4, 2019 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.[3] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX.

Launch schedule history

CRS-17 Mission launch of Falcon 9 with Dragon

In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20).[4] As of June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for October 2018,[5] but by January 2019 this had been pushed back to April 2019.[6]

Due to Dragon 2 test anomaly on April 20, 2019, SpaceX acquired a permit to allow landing to drone ship, "Of Course I Still Love You". It was stationed just 28 kilometres (17 mi) downrange "to ensure the integrity of the area and preserve valuable information". [7][8]

Primary payload

NASA has contracted for the CRS-17 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. According to a 2016 presentation, the external payloads manifested for this flights were Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) and STP-H6.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Clark, Stephen (April 29, 2019). "Launch schedule". SpaceFlight Now. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. ^ @SpaceX (6 May 2019). "Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station robotic arm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Rocket Launch: April 30, 2019, 4:22 AM ET | SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-17". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Upcoming Missions". SpaceXNow.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. ^ "FCC Application for special temporary authority". April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "NASA moves ahead with cargo Dragon launch after Crew Dragon anomaly". April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Kenol, Jules; Love, John (17 May 2016). Research Capability of ISS for a Wide Spectrum of Science Disciplines, Including Materials Science (PDF). Materials in the Space Environment Workshop, Italian Space Agency, Rome.