Dragon C108 | |
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![]() C108 in flight in July 2019, during CRS-18. | |
Type | Cargospace capsule |
Class | SpaceX Dragon |
Owner | SpaceX |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Specifications | |
Dimensions | 6.1 m × 3.7 m (20 ft × 12 ft) |
Dry mass | 4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb) |
Power | Solar arrays |
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
History | |
First flight |
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Last flight |
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Flights | 3 |
Fate | Retired |
SpaceX Dragons | |
SpaceX Dragon C108 is aCargo Dragon space capsule built bySpaceX. It is the first Dragon capsule to be flown three times, having its third launch in 2019. C108 was first used onCRS-6, and then used again for theCRS-13 andCRS-18 missions. It was the first capsule to be used a third flight, marking a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware.
C108 was built as the eighth production Dragon capsule.[1] This new Dragon was launched on theCRS-6 mission to theInternational Space Station (ISS). It splashed down on May 21, 2015 and was successfully retrieved. To prepare for its second flight, it had itsheatshield replaced while the hull,avionics, andDraco thrusters were refurbished.[2] The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in December 15, 2017 for theCRS-13 mission. Following an almost month-long stay, C108 landed on January 13, 2018.[3] After undergoing another refurbishment, C108 was launched again in July 2019 for theCRS-18 mission. It landed for the final time on August 27, 2019 and was retired.[4]
Flight # | Mission | Launch date (UTC) | Landing date (UTC) | Liftoff | Notes | ||
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1 | ![]() | NASA CRS-6 | 14 April 2015, 20:10:41 | 21 May 2015, 16:42 | ![]() | [5][6] | |
2 | ![]() | NASA CRS-13 | 15 December 2017, 15:36:09 | 13 January 2018, 15:37 | ![]() | [7][8] | |
3 | ![]() | NASA CRS-18 | 25 July 2019, 22:01 | 27 August 2019, 20:20 | ![]() | First third flight of a Dragon Capsule[9] | [9][10] |
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