Names | SpX-27 |
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Mission type | ISS resupply |
Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2023-033A |
SATCAT no. | 55850 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Dry mass | 9,525 kg (20,999 lb) |
Dimensions | Height: 8.1 m (27 ft) Diameter: 4 m (13 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 2023 (planned) |
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking date | 2023 |
SpaceX CRS-27, also known as SpX-27, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled to be launched in January 2023. The mission is contracted by NASA and will be flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon. This will be the seventh flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2.[1]
Main article: SpaceX Dragon 2 |
SpaceX plans to reuse the Cargo Dragons up to five times. The Cargo Dragon will launch without SuperDraco abort engines, without seats, cockpit controls and the life support system required to sustain astronauts in space.[2][3] Dragon 2 improves on Dragon 1 in several ways, including lessened refurbishment time, leading to shorter periods between flights.[4]
The new Cargo Dragon capsules under the NASA CRS Phase 2 contract will land east of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean.[2][5]
NASA contracted for the CRS-26 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date of launch, and orbital parameters for the Cargo Dragon.[6]
ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSA)
See also: Roll Out Solar Array |
Third pair of new solar arrays using XTJ Prime space solar cells. They will be delivered to the station in the unpressurized trunk of the SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft.[7]
The installation of these new solar arrays will require two spacewalks: one to prepare the worksite with a modification kit and another to install the new panel.[8]
The new experiments arriving at the orbiting laboratory will inspire future scientists and explorers, and provide valuable insight for researchers.
NASA Glenn Research Center studies:[9]