Cargo Dragon C209

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Dragon C209
SpaceX Cargo Dragon arrives at LC-39A for CRS-22 Mission (KSC-20210527-PH-SPX01 0001).jpg
C209 at Kennedy in May 2021.
TypeSpace capsule
ClassDragon 2
OwnerSpaceX
ManufacturerSpaceX
Specifications
Dimensions4.4 m × 3.7 m (14 ft × 12 ft)
PowerSolar panel
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
History
LocationInternational Space Station
First flight
Last flight
Flights2
Flight time42 days and 12 hours
Dragon 2s
← C208

Dragon C209 is the second Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, and the second in a line of International Space Station resupply craft which replaced the Dragon capsule, manufactured by SpaceX. The missions are contracted by NASA under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. It was being flown for the first time on the CRS-22 mission on 3 June 2021.[1] This was the second flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016. This was also the second time a Cargo Dragon was docked at the same time as a Crew Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX Crew-2. This mission used a new Booster B1067.1.[2]

Cargo Dragon[]

C209 is the second SpaceX Dragon 2 cargo variant. C209 and the other Cargo Dragons are different from the crewed variant by launching without seats, cockpit controls, astronaut life support systems, or SuperDraco abort engines. The Cargo Dragon improved on many aspects of the original Dragon design, including the recovery and refurbishment process.

The new Cargo Dragon capsules splash down under parachutes in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida or in the Gulf of Mexico, rather than the previous recovery zone in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California. This NASA preference was added to all CRS-2 awards to allow for cargo to be more quickly returned to the Kennedy Space Center after splashdown.

Flights[]

Mission Patch Launch date (UTC) Duration Landing date (UTC) Notes Outcome
CRS-22 SpaceX CRS-22 Patch.png 3 June 2021
17:29:15
37 days 10 July 2021
03:29:00
Second time Dragon 2 was used for a CRS mission, Second launch of phase 2 of CRS missions, Second time a Cargo Dragon and Crew Dragon were docked to the ISS at the same time. Success
CRS-24 SpaceX CRS-24 Patch.png 21 December 2021
10:07:08
Fourth time Dragon 2 used for a CRS mission, fourth launch of phase 2 of CRS missions Docked at ISS

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Clark, Stephen (23 October 2020). "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ Thompson, Amy (4 June 2021). "A SpaceX Dragon will launch fresh NASA supplies to space station today". Space.com.
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