SpaceX CRS-26

SpaceX CRS-26
Launch of CRS-26
NamesSpX-26
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2022-159A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.54371Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration45 days, 14 hours, 59 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCargo Dragon C211[1]
Spacecraft typeCargo Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass9,525 kg (20,999 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 8.1 m (27 ft)
Diameter: 4 m (13 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date26 November 2022, 19:20:42 UTC[2]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1076.1)
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
End of mission
Recovered byMV Megan
Landing date11 January 2023, 10:19 UTC[3]
Landing siteGulf Of Mexico
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony zenith
Docking date27 November 2022, 12:39 UTC
Undocking date9 January 2023, 22:05 UTC
Time docked43 days, 9 hours, 26 minutes

SpaceX CRS-26 mission patch

SpaceX CRS-26, also known as SpX-26, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 26 November 2022.[2] The mission was contracted by NASA and flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon. This was the sixth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016.

  1. ^ Kanayama, Lee (16 September 2022). "SpaceX and NASA in final preparations for Crew-5 mission". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Navin, Joseph (27 November 2022). "NASA, SpaceX launch and dock CRS-26 mission to ISS". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nasa-20230111 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).