SpaceX CRS-11
Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
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| Mission type | ISS resupply | ||||
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| Operator | SpaceX | ||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft | Dragon C13 | ||||
| Spacecraft type | Dragon CRS | ||||
| Manufacturer | SpaceX | ||||
| Dry mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) | ||||
| Dimensions | Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) |
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| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | Planned: March 2017 | ||||
| Rocket | Falcon 9 | ||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | ||||
| Contractor | SpaceX | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
| Regime | Low Earth | ||||
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees | ||||
| Epoch | Planned | ||||
| Berthing at ISS | |||||
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir or Unity nadir | ||||
| RMS capture | Planned: March 2017 | ||||
| Berthing date | Planned: March 2017 | ||||
| Cargo | |||||
| Pressurised | 1,737 kg (3,829 lb) | ||||
| Unpressurised | 1,573 kg (3,468 lb) | ||||
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SpaceX CRS-11, also known as SpX-11, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station currently scheduled to be launched in March 2017. The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX. The mission will utilize a Falcon 9 launch rocket and will reuse a Dragon v1 cargo vessel.
CRS-11 is the second to last of the original order of twelve missions awarded to SpaceX under the CRS contract. As of June 2016[update], a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for February 2017.
This will be the first time that a Dragon spacecraft will be reused and should allow SpaceX to scale back its production line and shift focus to Dragon 2.
NASA has contracted for the CRS-11 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. According to a NASA Inspector General report of June 2016, CRS-11 is expected to carry 1,737 kg (3,829 lb) of pressurized mass and 1,573 kg (3,468 lb) of unpressurized. According to 2016 presentations, the external payloads manifested for this flight are Nicer, MUSES and ROSA.
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