SpaceX CRS-17

SpaceX CRS-17
	The SpaceX CRS-17 Dragon approaching to the ISS for RMS capture.
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	SpaceX
COSPAR ID	2019-025A
SATCAT no.	44222
Mission duration	30 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Dragon C113.2
Spacecraft type	Dragon CRS
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Dry mass	4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
Payload mass	2482 kg
Dimensions	Height: 6.1 m (20 ft); Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date	4 May 2019, 06:48 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor	SpaceX
End of mission
Disposal	Recovered
Landing date	3 June 2019, 21:10 UTC
Landing site	Pacific Ocean,; off Baja California
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Inclination	51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing port	Harmony nadir
RMS capture	6 May 2019, 11:04 UTC
Berthing date	6 May 2019, 13:33 UTC
Unberthing date	3 June 2019
RMS release	3 June 2019, 16:01 UTC
Time berthed	27 days
	; NASA SpX-17 mission patch Commercial Resupply Services ← NG-11 SpaceX CRS-18 → Cargo Dragon ← SpaceX CRS-16 SpaceX CRS-18 →

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

SpaceX CRS-17

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

References[edit]

^ Clark, Stephen (24 April 2019). "Launch schedule". SpaceFlight Now. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ Bergin, Chris (3 June 2019). "CRS-17 Dragon returns home from ISS mission". NASA SpaceflightNow. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ @SpaceX (May 6, 2019). "Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station robotic arm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @SpaceX (June 3, 2019). "Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station! Three departure burns are now underway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Rocket Launch: 30 April 2019, 04:22 ET | SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-17". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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". 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "NASA moves ahead with cargo Dragon launch after Crew Dragon anomaly". 22 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "SpaceX CRS-17 Mission Overview" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

External links[edit]

Media related to SpaceX CRS-17 at Wikimedia Commons
NASA
SpaceX official page for the Dragon spacecraft
Launch date update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmvY8ZmN0Ic

[sfn_ls-1] Clark, Stephen (24 April 2019). "Launch schedule". SpaceFlight Now. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[landing-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.

[sn-20160224spxwinsaddlcrs1-7] 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.

[nasaaig-2016025-8] 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.

[spxnow-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.

[nasa-crs17-mission-overview-12] "SpaceX CRS-17 Mission Overview" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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SpaceX CRS-17

Launch schedule history[edit]

Primary payload[edit]

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]