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SpaceX CRS-19
Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2019-083A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.44821Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon C21
Spacecraft typeDragon CRS
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch datePlanned: 4 December 2019[1]
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteKennedy LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony nadir or Unity nadir
RMS capturePlanned: December 2019
Berthing datePlanned: December 2019
NASA SPX-19 mission patch
NASA SPX-19 mission patch

SpaceX CRS-19, also known as SpX-19, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station currently manifested to be launched on 4 December 2019.[1] The mission is contracted by NASA and will be flown by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 rocket.

Launch schedule history

On February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20).[2] In June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for December 2018.[3] The mission was later delayed to 15 October 2019.[4] As of February 2019, the mission is currently manifested for December 2019.[1]

Payload

NASA has contracted for the CRS-19 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. According to a February 2018 press release, the external payload manifested for this flight is the NanoRacks Bishop Airlock Module.[5]

The Dragon supply ship will carry several tons of equipment to the station, including more than one ton of samples and scientific research instruments, such as a microgravity fire behavior test, and 40 mice will be included for an analysis of muscle deterioration.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ de Selding, Peter B. (24 February 2016). "SpaceX wins 5 new space station cargo missions in NASA contract estimated at $700 million". Space News. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ^ NASA Office of Inspector General (June 28, 2016). NASA’s Response to SpaceX’s June 2015 Launch Failure: Impacts on Commercial Resupply of the International Space Station (PDF) (Report). NASA Office of Inspector General. p. 13. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  4. ^ Pietrobon, Steven (November 13, 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "NanoRacks adds Thales Alenia Space to team up on Space Station Airlock Module". NanoRacks. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ "After quiet autumn, SpaceX preps for busy December launch schedule". 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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