SpaceX CRS-17
The SpaceX CRS-17 Dragon approaching to the ISS for RMS capture.
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2019-025A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.44222Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration30 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon C113.2
Spacecraft typeDragon CRS
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
Payload mass2482 kg
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date4 May 2019, 06:48 UTC[1]
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date3 June 2019, 21:10 (2019-06-03UTC21:11) UTC[2]
Landing sitePacific Ocean,
off Baja California
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony nadir
RMS capture6 May 2019, 11:04 UTC[3]
Berthing date6 May 2019, 13:33 UTC
Unberthing date3 June 2019
RMS release3 June 2019, 16:01 UTC[4]
Time berthed27 days
NASA SpX-17 mission patch
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. An umbilical connection from the strongback remained attached to the spacecraft and is visible in photos taken of it approaching & attached to the ISS.[6]

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).[7] In June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for October 2018,[8] but by January 2019 this had been pushed back to April 2019.[9]

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".[10][11]

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.[12]

Cargo in unpressurized section included the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) and STP-H6.[12]

Gallery

SpaceX CRS-17
  • Launch of CRS-17
    Launch of CRS-17
  • Falcon 9 exiting the atmosphere
    Falcon 9 exiting the atmosphere
  • Long exposure image of launch
    Long exposure image of launch
  • Dragon approaches the ISS
    Dragon approaches the ISS
  • Dragon grappled by the ISS
    Dragon grappled by the ISS

See also

References

  1. ^ Clark, Stephen (24 April 2019). "Launch schedule". SpaceFlight Now. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ Bergin, Chris (3 June 2019). "CRS-17 Dragon returns home from ISS mission". NASA SpaceflightNow. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. ^ @SpaceX (May 6, 2019). "Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station robotic arm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @SpaceX (June 3, 2019). "Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station! Three departure burns are now underway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Rocket Launch: 30 April 2019, 04:22 ET | SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-17". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  6. ^ David Todd (May 8, 2019). "Dragon CRS-17 launched by Falcon 9 to later dock with ISS but umbilical separation failure raises major questions". Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Upcoming Missions". SpaceXNow.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  10. ^ "FCC Application for special temporary authority". 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  11. ^ "NASA moves ahead with cargo Dragon launch after Crew Dragon anomaly". 22 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  12. ^ a b "SpaceX CRS-17 Mission Overview" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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