SpaceX CRS-8
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The CRS-8 SpaceX Dragon captured by Canadarm on April 10, 2016
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| Mission type | ISS resupply |
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| Operator | SpaceX / NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-024A |
| SATCAT no. | 41452 |
| Mission duration | 32 days, 21 hours, 48 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 8, 2016, 20:43 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 FT |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | May 11, 2016, 18:31 UTC |
| Landing site | Pacific Ocean |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 402 km (250 mi) |
| Apogee | 405 km (252 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.64 degrees |
| Period | 92.63 minutes |
| Epoch | May 10, 2016, 13:19:38 UTC |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
| RMS capture | April 10, 2016, 11:23 UTC |
| Berthing date | April 10, 2016, 13:57 UTC |
| Unberthing date | May 11, 2016 |
| RMS release | May 11, 2016, 13:19 UTC |
| Payload | |
| BEAM | |
| Mass | 3,136 kg (6,914 lb) |
| Pressurised | 1,723 kg (3,799 lb) |
| Unpressurised | 1,413 kg (3,115 lb) |
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NASA SpX-8 mission patch
SpaceX CRS-8, also known as SpX-8, was a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched on April 8, 2016, at 20:43 UTC. It was the 23rd flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, the tenth flight of a Dragon cargo spacecraft and the eighth operational mission contracted to SpaceX by NASA under the Commercial Resupply Services program. The capsule carried over 3,100 kilograms (6,800 lb) of cargo to the ISS including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), a prototype inflatable space habitat delivered in the vehicle's trunk, which will be attached to the station for two years of in-orbit viability tests.
After boosting the payload on its orbital trajectory, the rocket's first stage re-entered the denser layers of the atmosphere and landed vertically on the ocean landing platform Of Course I Still Love You nine minutes after liftoff, achieving a long-sought-after milestone in SpaceX reusable launch system development program. This marks the first time a reusable rocket was able to complete its mission and achieve a soft landing on an ocean-based platform.
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