SpaceX CRS-24

SpaceX CRS-24
CRS-24 mission docked to ISS
NamesSpX-24
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2021-127A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.50318Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration34 days, 10 hours and 57 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCargo Dragon C209
Spacecraft typeCargo Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
Payload mass2,989 kg (6,590 lb)
Dimensions8.1 m (27 ft) (height)
4 m (13 ft) (diameter)
Start of mission
Launch date21 December 2021, 10:07:08 UTC[1]
RocketFalcon 9, B1069.1
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Recovered byMV GO Searcher
Landing date24 January 2022, 21:05 UTC[2]
Landing siteGulf of Mexico
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with International Space Station
Docking portHarmony zenith
Docking date22 December 2021, 08:41 UTC
Undocking date23 January 2022, 15:40 UTC
Time docked32 days, 6 hours and 59 minutes (achieved)
Cargo
Mass2,989 kg (6,590 lb)
Pressurised2,081 kg (4,588 lb)
Unpressurised908 kg (2,002 lb)

SpaceX CRS-24 mission patch  

SpaceX CRS-24, also known as SpX-24, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 21 December 2021, at 10:07:08 UTC.[3][4] The mission is contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon. This is the fourth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016.[5]

  1. ^ "Live coverage: SpaceX hoping weather cooperates for predawn launch in Florida". Spaceflight Now. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Garcia, Mark (24 January 2022). "Cargo Dragon Splashes Down Ending SpaceX CRS-24 Mission". NASA. Retrieved 25 January 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference grc-planned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference sfn20210331 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NASA20211220 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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