SpaceX CRS-11

SpaceX CRS-11

Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
Mission type ISS resupply
Operator SpaceX
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Dragon C13
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 Planned: March 2017[1]
Rocket Falcon 9
Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Inclination 51.6 degrees
Epoch Planned
Berthing at ISS
Berthing port Harmony nadir or Unity nadir
RMS capture Planned: March 2017
Berthing date Planned: March 2017
Cargo
Pressurised 1,737 kg (3,829 lb)
Unpressurised 1,573 kg (3,468 lb)
Commercial Resupply Services
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SpaceX CRS-11, also known as SpX-11, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station currently scheduled to be launched in March 2017.[1] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX. The mission will utilize a Falcon 9 launch rocket and a Dragon v1 cargo vessel.

Launch schedule history

CRS-11 is the second to last of the original order of twelve missions awarded to SpaceX under the CRS contract.[2] As of June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for February 2017.[3]

Rocket and spacecraft

This will be the first time that a Dragon spacecraft will be reused and should allow SpaceX to scale back its production line and shift focus to Dragon 2.[4]

Primary payload

NASA has contracted for the CRS-11 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. According to a NASA Inspector General report of June 2016, CRS-11 is expected to carry 1,737 kg (3,829 lb) of pressurized mass and 1,573 kg (3,468 lb) of unpressurized.[3] According to 2016 presentations, the external payloads manifested for this flight are Nicer, MUSES and ROSA.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Spaceflight 101 Launch Calendar". Spaceflight 101. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 NASA Office of Inspector General (June 28, 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 2016-07-18.
  4. ↑ Jeff Foust (14 October 2016). "SpaceX to reuse Dragon capsules on cargo missions". Space News.
  5. ↑ Kenol, Jules; Love, John (May 17, 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.
  6. ↑ Scimemi, Sam (July 2016). International Space Station Status July 2016 (PDF) (Technical report). NASA. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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