SpaceX CRS-12
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 (new or used TBD) |
| 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) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Planned: 1 August 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: August 2017 |
| Berthing date | Planned: August 2017 |
| Cargo | |
| Pressurised | 2,349 kg (5,179 lb) |
| Unpressurised | 961 kg (2,119 lb) |
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SpaceX CRS-12, also known as SpX-12, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station currently manifested to be launched on August 1st, 2017. The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX. It may fly a reused Dragon capsule like CRS-11.
CRS-12 is the 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 June 2017. In early February 2017, this was rescheduled to August.
NASA has contracted for the CRS-12 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-12 is expected to carry 2,349 kg (5,179 lb) of pressurized mass and 961 kg (2,119 lb) of unpressurized. According to 2016 presentations, the external payload manifested for this flight is CREAM.
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