SpaceX CRS-9

"CRS-9" redirects here. For the Orbital ATK CRS-9 mission, see Cygnus CRS OA-9E.

SpaceX CRS-9
SpaceX Dragon during approach to ISS
NamesSpX-9
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2016-046A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.41672Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration39 days, 11 hours, 3 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon 1 C111
Spacecraft typeDragon 1
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date18 July 2016, 04:44 (2016-07-18UTC04:44) UTC[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Full Thrust (B1025)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date26 August 2016, 15:47 (2016-08-26UTC15:48) UTC[2]
Landing sitePacific Ocean, 525 km (326 mi) SW of Baja[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Semi-major axis6,780.61 km (4,213.28 mi)
Eccentricity0.000214
Perigee altitude401.02 km (249.18 mi)
Apogee altitude403.93 km (250.99 mi)
Inclination51.6432°
Period92.62 minutes
Mean motion15.5488 rev/day
Epoch25 July 2016, 12:53:58 UTC[3]
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony nadir
RMS capture20 July 2016, 10:56 UTC[4]
Berthing date20 July 2016, 14:03 UTC[4]
Unberthing date25 August 2016, 21:00 UTC[5]
RMS release26 August 2016, 10:11 UTC[2]
Time berthed36 days, 6 hours, 57 minutes
Cargo
Mass2,257 kg (4,975.8 lb)[6]
Pressurised1,790 kg (3,946.3 lb)[6]
Unpressurised467 kg (1,029.5 lb)[6]
NASA's SpX-9 mission patch graphic simulates the view from inside IDA-2, displaying the three petals of the docking adapter.
NASA SpX-9 mission patch

SpaceX CRS-9, also known as SpX-9, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station which launched on 18 July 2016.[7][8] The mission was contracted by NASA and was operated by SpaceX using a Dragon capsule.

The cargo was successfully carried aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 Flight 27.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nsf-20160717sf9c9dl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Harwood, William (26 August 2016). "SpaceX supply ship departs station, returns to Earth". CBS News. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Dragon CRS-9 – Orbit". Heavens Above. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nsf-20160719nsdass was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/25/2016". NASA. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "SpaceX CRS-9 Mission Overview" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ^ "All systems go..." Twitter.com. SpaceX. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  8. ^ "SpaceX CRS-9 for NASA". SpaceXStats.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.