SpaceX CRS-17

SpaceX CRS-17
The SpaceX CRS-17 Dragon approaching to the ISS for RMS capture.
NamesSpX-17
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 1 C113
Spacecraft typeDragon 1
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
Payload mass2,482 kg (5,472 lb)
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 Block 5 (B1056.1)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-40
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

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]

  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 (6 May 2019). "Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station robotic arm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @SpaceX (4 Jun 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.