SpaceX CRS-16

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SpaceX CRS-16
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The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft
NamesSpX-16
Mission type ISS resupply
Operator SpaceX
COSPAR ID 2018-101A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 43827
Mission duration39 days, 10 hours, 54 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon C112.2
Spacecraft type CRS Dragon
Manufacturer SpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date5 December 2018, 18:16:00 UTC
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor SpaceX
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date14 January 2019, 05:10 UTC [1]
Landing site Pacific Ocean, off Baja California
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Low Earth orbit
Inclination 51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing port Harmony nadir
RMS capture8 December 2018, 12:21 UTC [2] [3]
Berthing date8 December 2018, 15:36 UTC [4]
Unberthing date13 January 2019, 20:00 UTC [5]
RMS release13 January 2019, 23:33 UTC [6]
Time berthed36 days, 4 hours, 24 minutes
Cargo
Mass2,573 kg (5,672 lb)
Pressurised1,598 kg (3,523 lb)
Unpressurised975 kg (2,150 lb)
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NASA SpX-16 mission patch
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SpaceX CRS-16, also known as SpX-16, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 5 December 2018 [7] aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. [8] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX.

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This CRS mission was the first to be launched by the Falcon 9 Block 5. It carried the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar and the Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3) experiment as external payloads.

Launch

In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five additional CRS missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20). [9] In June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested in August 2018, [10] but it was later delayed to 29 November 2018, [11] 4 December 2018, [8] and 5 December 2018. [12]

The first stage booster B1050.1 experienced a grid fin hydraulic pump stall on re-entry. This caused the first stage to go into a roll after the re-entry burn. It failed to reach Landing Zone 1, but recovered enough to achieve a water landing off Cape Canaveral. Shortly after the landing, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, stated the booster appeared undamaged and was being recovered. After recovering the booster, it was found to be too damaged to fly again and was scrapped for parts. [13]

On 13 January 2019, Dragon was released from ISS at 23:33 UTC and deorbited, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean approximately 5 hours later on 14 January 2019 at 05:10 UTC, returning more than 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) of cargo to Earth. [1]

Payload

NASA had contracted for the CRS-16 mission from SpaceX and therefore determined the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. CRS-16 carried a total of 2,573 kg (5,672 lb) of material into orbit. This included 1,598 kg (3,523 lb) of pressurised cargo with packaging bound for the International Space Station, and 975 kg (2,150 lb) of unpressurised cargo composed of two external station experiments: the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar and the Robotic Refueling Mission 3. [14] [15] Forty mice also flew with the payload in an experiment called Rodent Research-8 (RR-8). [12]

The CRS-16 mission also carried a pair of CubeSats originally planned to launch aboard the Cygnus NG-10 International Space Station (ISS) cargo resupply mission, but which were deferred. These included the UNITE CubeSat from the University of Southern Indiana and the TechEdSat-8 CubeSat from NASA's Ames Research Center. [16]

The following is a breakdown of cargo bound for the ISS: [17]

See also

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