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SpaceX CRS-11
Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2017-030A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.42744Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftA previously-flown Dragon[1]
(C106.2)
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 datePlanned: 1 June 2017[2]
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteKennedy LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6 degrees
EpochPlanned
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony nadir or Unity nadir
RMS capturePlanned: June 2017
Berthing datePlanned: June 2017
Cargo
Pressurised1,737 kg (3,829 lb)
Unpressurised1,573 kg (3,468 lb)

NASA SpX-11 mission patch

SpaceX CRS-11, also known as SpX-11, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station scheduled to be launched on June 1 2017.[2] The mission was contracted by NASA and will be flown by SpaceX. The mission will utilize a Falcon 9 launch rocket and will reuse a Dragon v1 cargo vessel that was previously flown on the CRS-4 mission.

Launch schedule history

CRS-11 is the penultimate of the first twelve missions awarded to SpaceX under the CRS contract to resupply the International Space Station.[3] As of June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for February 2017.[4] The launch date has since been revised to June 1 2017.

Rocket and spacecraft

This will be the first time that a Dragon spacecraft will be reused and should help SpaceX to scale back its production line and shift focus to Dragon v2.[1]

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.[4] According to 2016 presentations, the external payloads manifested for this flight are NICER, MUSES and ROSA.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Foust, Jeff (14 October 2016). "SpaceX to reuse Dragon capsules on cargo missions". Space News.
  2. ^ a b Clark, Stephen (14 April 2017). "Launch schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  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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