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| Dragon C209 | |
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.jpg) C209 at Kennedy in May 2021. | |
| Type | Space capsule |
| Class | Dragon 2 |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 4.4 m × 3.7 m (14 ft × 12 ft) |
| Power | Solar panel |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| History | |
| Location | California |
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| Last flight |
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| Flights | 5 |
| Flight time | 175 days, 23 hours and 36 minutes |
| Dragon 2s | |
Dragon C209 is the secondCargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, and the second in a line ofInternational Space Stationresupply craft which replaced theDragon capsule, manufactured bySpaceX. The missions are contracted byNASA under theCommercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. It was being flown for the first time on theCRS-22 mission on 3 June 2021.[1] This was the second flight for SpaceX under NASA'sCRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016. This was also the second time a Cargo Dragon was docked at the same time as a Crew Dragon spacecraft,SpaceX Crew-2. This mission used a new Booster B1067.1.[2]
C209 is the secondSpaceX Dragon 2 cargo variant.C209 and the other Cargo Dragons are different from the crewed variant by launching without seats, cockpit controls, astronaut life support systems, orSuperDraco abort engines. The Cargo Dragon improved on many aspects of theoriginal Dragon design, including the recovery and refurbishment process.
The new Cargo Dragon capsules splash down under parachutes in theAtlantic Ocean east ofFlorida or in theGulf of Mexico, rather than the previous recovery zone in thePacific Ocean west ofBaja California. This NASA preference was added to all CRS-2 awards to allow for cargo to be more quickly returned to theKennedy Space Center aftersplashdown.
| Mission | Patch | Launch date (UTC) | Duration | Landing date (UTC) | Notes | Outcome |
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| CRS-22 |  | 3 June 2021 17:29:15 | 36 days | 10 July 2021 03:29 | Second timeDragon 2 was used for a CRS mission, Second launch of phase 2 of CRS missions, Second time a Cargo Dragon and Crew Dragon were docked to the ISS at the same time. | Success |
| CRS-24 |  | 21 December 2021 10:07:08 | 34 days | 24 January 2022 21:05 | Fourth timeDragon 2 used for a CRS mission, fourth launch of phase 2 of CRS missions | Success |
| CRS-27 |  | 15 March 2023 00:30 | 31 days | 15 April 2023, 20:58 UTC[3] | Seventh timeDragon 2 will be used for a CRS mission, Seventh launch of phase 2 of CRS missions | Success |
| CRS-30 |  | 21 March 2024 20:55 | 39 days | 30 April 2024 05:38 | Tenth timeDragon 2 was used for a CRS mission, tenth launch of phase 2 of CRS missions | Success |
| CRS-32 |  | 21 April 2025 08:15 | 33 days | 25 May 2025 05:44 | 12° timeDragon 2 was used for a CRS mission, 12° launch of phase 2 of CRS missions | Success |
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