| Dragon C106 | |
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.jpg) C106 in flight in June 2017, during CRS-11. | |
| Type | Cargo space capsule |
| Class | SpaceX Dragon |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 6.1 m × 3.7 m (20 ft × 12 ft) |
| Dry mass | 4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb) |
| Power | Solar arrays |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| History | |
| First flight |
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| Last flight |
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| Flights | 3 |
| Fate | Retired |
| SpaceX Dragons | |
SpaceX Dragon C106 is a Dragon space capsule built by SpaceX. [1] It is the first reused SpaceX Dragon capsule to be reflown into space, having its second launch in 2017. [2] C106 was first used on CRS-4, and then used again for the CRS-11 and CRS-19 missions. [3] It was the second capsule after C108 to be used a third time, marking a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware. [4]
History
C106 was built as the sixth production Dragon capsule. [5] This new Dragon was launched in September 2014 for the CRS-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It splashed down in October 2014, and was successfully retrieved. [6] [7] To prepare for its second flight, it had its heatshield replaced while the hull, avionics, and Draco thrusters were refurbished. [8] The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in June 2017 for the CRS-11 mission to the ISS. [9] [4] It splashed down and was successfully recovered in July 2017. [10] After undergoing another refurbishment, C106 was launched again for the CRS-19 mission.
Flights
| Flight # | Mission | Launch date (UTC) | Landing date (UTC) | Liftoff | Landing | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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NASA CRS-4 | 21 September 2014 | 25 October 2014 |
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[11] | |
| 2 |
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NASA CRS-11 | 3 June 2017 | 3 July 2017 |
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This was the 100th launch from Launch Pad 39A | [1] [12] [10] | |
| 3 |
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NASA CRS-19 | 5 December 2019 | 7 January 2020 |
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[13] |
See also
- Falcon 9 booster B1029, the second SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be reused
- Falcon 9 booster B1021, the first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be reused
- Falcon 9 booster B1019, the first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be successfully landed
- Gemini spacecraft No. 2, the first space capsule to be reflown
- Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
- McDonnell Douglas DC-X
- Blue Origin New Shepard
- Space Shuttle
References
- ^ a b c William Graham (1 June 2017). "Weather halts Falcon 9 mission with CRS-11 Dragon on 100th 39A launch". NASAspaceflight.com.
- ^ "SpaceX To Launch Reused Dragon Capsule, Land Falcon 9 At Kennedy Space Center". Brevard Times. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Hanneke Weitering (1 June 2017). "SpaceX to Launch 1st Reused Dragon Spacecraft Saturday: Watch It Live". Space.com.
- ^ a b Dana Hull; Andrea Wong (3 June 2017). "SpaceX Ferries Supplies to Orbiting Station in Reused Capsule". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b "First SpaceX Dragon Re-Use Mission Grounded until Saturday by Unsettled Weather". Spaceflight 101. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "SpaceX Completes CRS-4 Mission for NASA". SpaceX. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "CRS-11 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX. June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Emre Kelly (31 May 2017). "SpaceX, NASA ready for Falcon 9 launch with refurbished Dragon". Florida Today.
- ^ "SpaceX launches Chinese experiment, other supplies to space station". Xinhua. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Derek Richardson (3 July 2017). "Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With Time-Critical Experiments". Spaceflight Insider.
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^
"Dragon SpX-4 Mission Updates". Spaceflight101: Space News and Beyond. October 25, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) - ^ "SpaceX launches ISS supply rocket". DPA. Sky News Australia. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "SpaceX". SpaceX. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
External links
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Media related to
SpaceX Dragon C106 at Wikimedia Commons
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| Dragon C106 | |
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C106 in flight in June 2017, during CRS-11. | |
| Type | Cargo space capsule |
| Class | SpaceX Dragon |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 6.1 m × 3.7 m (20 ft × 12 ft) |
| Dry mass | 4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb) |
| Power | Solar arrays |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| History | |
| First flight |
|
| Last flight |
|
| Flights | 3 |
| Fate | Retired |
| SpaceX Dragons | |
SpaceX Dragon C106 is a Dragon space capsule built by SpaceX. [1] It is the first reused SpaceX Dragon capsule to be reflown into space, having its second launch in 2017. [2] C106 was first used on CRS-4, and then used again for the CRS-11 and CRS-19 missions. [3] It was the second capsule after C108 to be used a third time, marking a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware. [4]
History
C106 was built as the sixth production Dragon capsule. [5] This new Dragon was launched in September 2014 for the CRS-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It splashed down in October 2014, and was successfully retrieved. [6] [7] To prepare for its second flight, it had its heatshield replaced while the hull, avionics, and Draco thrusters were refurbished. [8] The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in June 2017 for the CRS-11 mission to the ISS. [9] [4] It splashed down and was successfully recovered in July 2017. [10] After undergoing another refurbishment, C106 was launched again for the CRS-19 mission.
Flights
| Flight # | Mission | Launch date (UTC) | Landing date (UTC) | Liftoff | Landing | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
NASA CRS-4 | 21 September 2014 | 25 October 2014 |
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|
[11] | |
| 2 |
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NASA CRS-11 | 3 June 2017 | 3 July 2017 |
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This was the 100th launch from Launch Pad 39A | [1] [12] [10] | |
| 3 |
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NASA CRS-19 | 5 December 2019 | 7 January 2020 |
|
[13] |
See also
- Falcon 9 booster B1029, the second SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be reused
- Falcon 9 booster B1021, the first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be reused
- Falcon 9 booster B1019, the first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be successfully landed
- Gemini spacecraft No. 2, the first space capsule to be reflown
- Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
- McDonnell Douglas DC-X
- Blue Origin New Shepard
- Space Shuttle
References
- ^ a b c William Graham (1 June 2017). "Weather halts Falcon 9 mission with CRS-11 Dragon on 100th 39A launch". NASAspaceflight.com.
- ^ "SpaceX To Launch Reused Dragon Capsule, Land Falcon 9 At Kennedy Space Center". Brevard Times. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Hanneke Weitering (1 June 2017). "SpaceX to Launch 1st Reused Dragon Spacecraft Saturday: Watch It Live". Space.com.
- ^ a b Dana Hull; Andrea Wong (3 June 2017). "SpaceX Ferries Supplies to Orbiting Station in Reused Capsule". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b "First SpaceX Dragon Re-Use Mission Grounded until Saturday by Unsettled Weather". Spaceflight 101. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "SpaceX Completes CRS-4 Mission for NASA". SpaceX. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "CRS-11 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX. June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Emre Kelly (31 May 2017). "SpaceX, NASA ready for Falcon 9 launch with refurbished Dragon". Florida Today.
- ^ "SpaceX launches Chinese experiment, other supplies to space station". Xinhua. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Derek Richardson (3 July 2017). "Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With Time-Critical Experiments". Spaceflight Insider.
-
^
"Dragon SpX-4 Mission Updates". Spaceflight101: Space News and Beyond. October 25, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) - ^ "SpaceX launches ISS supply rocket". DPA. Sky News Australia. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "SpaceX". SpaceX. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
External links
-
Media related to
SpaceX Dragon C106 at Wikimedia Commons
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| Test vehicles |
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| Rocket engines | ||||||||||
| Lists of missions | ||||||||||
| Launch facilities |
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| Landing sites |
| |||||||||
| Other facilities |
| |||||||||
| Support |
| |||||||||
| Contracts | ||||||||||
| R&D programs | ||||||||||
| Key people |
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| Related | ||||||||||
* denotes unflown vehicles or engines, and future missions or sites. † denotes failed missions, destroyed vehicles, and abandoned sites.
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