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| Dragon C211 | |
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 C211 during preflight operations for CRS-26 | |
| 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 | Cape Canaveral, Florida |
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| Last flight |
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| Flights | 2 |
| Flight time | 88 Days, 7 Hours and 4 Minutes |
| Dragon 2s | |
Dragon C211 is the thirdCargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, and the third 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 flew for the first time on theCRS-26 mission in November 2022.[1]
C211 is the thirdSpaceX Dragon 2 cargo variant.C211 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.
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-26 |  | 26 November 2022 19:20:42 | 45 days | 11 January 2023 10:19 | Sixth time aDragon 2 used for a CRS mission, sixth launch of phase 2 of CRS missions | Success |
| CRS-29 |  | 10 November 2023 01:28 | 42 days | 22 December 2023 17:33 | Ninth time aDragon 2 used for a CRS mission, ninth launch of phase 2 of CRS missions | Success |
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