SpaceX CRS-19

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SpaceX CRS-19
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Dragon C106.3 approaches the ISS
Mission type ISS resupply
Operator SpaceX
COSPAR ID 2019-083A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 44821
Mission duration32 days, 22 hours, 12 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon C106.3
Spacecraft type Dragon CRS
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 2019, 17:29:24 (2019-12-05UTC17:29:24)  UTC [1]
Rocket Falcon 9 B1059.1
Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor SpaceX
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date7 January 2020, 15:42 (2020-01-07UTC15:43) UTC [2]
Landing sitePacific Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Inclination 51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing port Harmony nadir [3]
RMS capture8 December 2019, 10:05 UTC [4]
Berthing date8 December 2019, 12:47 UTC [3]
Unberthing date7 January 2020, 08:41 UTC
RMS release7 January 2020, 10:05 UTC [2]
Time berthed29 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes
Cargo
Mass2,617 kg (5,769 lb) [5]
Pressurised1,693 kg (3,732 lb) [5]
Unpressurised924 kg (2,037 lb) [5]
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SpaceX CRS-19, also known as SpX-19, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station. [6] The mission is contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 rocket.

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Dragon capsule C106 made its third flight on CRS-19 having previously flown on CRS-4 and CRS-11. Dragon successfully returned to Earth on 7 January 2020 after a month-long stay at the ISS.

Launch schedule history

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CRS-19 launch

In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20). [7] In June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for December 2018. [8] The mission was later delayed to 15 October 2019, [9] but launched in December 2019. [6]

On 5 December 2019, CRS-19 launched successfully, followed by a successful first stage landing on the barge Of Course I Still Love You. [10]

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. CRS-11 carried a total of 2,617 kg (5,769 lb) of material into orbit. This included 1,693 kg (3,732 lb) of pressurised cargo with packaging bound for the International Space Station, and 924 kg (2,037 lb) of unpressurised cargo composed of the Kibō-mounted Hyperspectral Imager Suite (HISUI) from Japan, the Robotic Tool Stowage (RiTS) platform, and a replacement lithium-ion battery for the station's solar array truss. [5] [1]

The following is a breakdown of cargo bound for the ISS: [5]

Among the science experiments transported to the station are the Anheuser-Busch-sponsored Germination of ABI Voyager Barley Seeds in Microgravity, the Confined Combustion experiment, and 40 genetically engineered mice as part of the Rodent Research-19 experiment. [12] [13]

A number of CubeSats were launched on CRS-19. The ELaNa-25B flight included AzTechSat-1, SORTIE, and CryoCube, while the ELaNa-28 flight included CIRiS and EdgeCube. [12] Other small satellites launched on this mission include QARMAN and MakerSat-1. [13]

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