Dragon C108
Dragon C108 | |
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Type | Cargospace capsule |
Class | SpaceX Dragon |
Owner | SpaceX |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Specifications | |
Dimensions | 6.1 m × 3.7 m (20 ft × 12 ft) |
Dry mass | 4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb) |
Power | Solar arrays |
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
History | |
First flight |
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Last flight |
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Flights | 3 |
Fate | Retired |
SpaceX Dragons | |
SpaceX Dragon C108is aCargo Dragonspace capsule built bySpaceX.It is the first Dragon capsule to be flown three times, having its third launch in 2019. C108 was first used onCRS-6,and then used again for theCRS-13andCRS-18missions. It was the first capsule to be used a third flight, marking a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware.
History
[edit]C108 was built as the eighth production Dragon capsule.[1]This new Dragon was launched on theCRS-6mission to theInternational Space Station(ISS). It splashed down on May 21, 2015 and was successfully retrieved. To prepare for its second flight, it had itsheatshieldreplaced while the hull,avionics,andDraco thrusterswere refurbished.[2]The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in December 15, 2017 for theCRS-13mission. Following an almost month-long stay, C108 landed on January 13, 2018.[3]After undergoing another refurbishment, C108 was launched again in July 2019 for theCRS-18mission. It landed for the final time on August 27, 2019 and was retired.[4]
Flights
[edit]Flight # | Mission | Launch date (UTC) | Landing date (UTC) | Liftoff | Notes | ||
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1 | NASA CRS-6 | 14 April 2015,
20:10:41 |
21 May 2015,
16:42 |
[5][6] | |||
2 | NASA CRS-13 | 15 December 2017, 15:36:09 | 13 January 2018, 15:37 | [7][8] | |||
3 | NASA CRS-18 | 25 July 2019,
22:01 |
27 August 2019, 20:20 | First third flight of a Dragon Capsule[9] | [9][10] |
References
[edit]- ^"Dragon C2, CRS-1,... CRS-20 (SpX 1,... 20)".space.skyrocket.de.Retrieved2019-12-15.
- ^Clark, Stephen."Test-firing at repaired launch pad clears way for SpaceX cargo flight next week – Spaceflight Now".Retrieved2019-12-15.
- ^Clark, Stephen."Commercial cargo craft splashes down in Pacific Ocean after station resupply run – Spaceflight Now".Retrieved2019-12-15.
- ^"CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown".NASASpaceFlight.2019-08-27.Retrieved2019-12-15.
- ^"SpaceX CRS-6".issnationallab.org.Retrieved2020-06-12.
- ^Bergin, Chris (2015-05-21)."SpaceX Dragon completes CRS-6 mission with splashdown".NASASpaceFlight.Archivedfrom the original on 2015-05-24.Retrieved2020-06-12.
- ^Clark, Stephen."SpaceX's 50th Falcon rocket launch kicks off station resupply mission".Spaceflight Now.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-12-17.Retrieved2020-06-12.
- ^Clark, Stephen."Commercial cargo craft splashes down in Pacific Ocean after station resupply run".Spaceflight Now.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-01-14.Retrieved2020-06-12.
- ^abClark, Stephen."New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space station".Spaceflight Now.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-07-26.Retrieved2020-06-12.
- ^Bergin, Chris (2019-08-27)."CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown".NASASpaceFlight.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-08-27.Retrieved2020-06-12.
External links
[edit]- Media related toSpaceX Dragon C108at Wikimedia Commons