SpaceX CRS-17
Mission type | ISS resupply |
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Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2019-025A |
SATCAT no. | 44222 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Dragon C19 |
Spacecraft type | Dragon CRS |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Dry mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) |
Dimensions | Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | May 4 2019, 2:48 a.m. EDT (6:48 UTC)[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6° |
Berthing at ISS | |
Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
RMS capture | May 6, 2019 7:04 a.m. EDT (11:04 UTC)[2] |
Berthing date | May 6, 2019 9:33 a.m. EDT (13:33 UTC) |
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
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[update], 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
- ^ Clark, Stephen (April 29, 2019). "Launch schedule". SpaceFlight Now. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ @SpaceX (6 May 2019). "Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station robotic arm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rocket Launch: April 30, 2019, 4:22 AM ET | SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-17". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
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- ^ 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". April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "NASA moves ahead with cargo Dragon launch after Crew Dragon anomaly". April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ 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.