SpaceX CRS-10, also known as SpX-10, was a Dragon Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which launched on 19 February 2017. The mission was contracted by NASA as part of its Commercial Resupply Services program and was launched by SpaceX aboard the 30th flight of the Falcon 9 rocket. The mission ended on 19 March 2017 when the Dragon spacecraft left the ISS and safely returned to Earth.
Spacecraft properties Spacecraft: Dragon C12 Spacecraft type: Dragon CRS Manufacturer: SpaceX Dry mass: 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) Dimensions: Height: 7.2 m (24 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission Launch date: 19 February 2017, 14:39:00 UTC Rocket: Falcon 9 Full Thrust Launch site: Kennedy LC-39A Contractor: SpaceX
End of mission Disposal: Recovered Landing date: 19 March 2017, 14:46 UTC Landing site: Pacific Ocean, 320 km (200 mi) SW of Long Beach, California
Orbital parameters Reference system: Geocentric Regime: Low Earth Semi-major axis: 6,783.13 km (4,214.84 mi) Eccentricity: 0.000715 Perigee: 400.14 km (248.64 mi) Apogee: 409.85 km (254.67 mi) Inclination: 51.6402° Period: 92.7 minutes Epoch: 2 March 2017, 13:20:36 UTC
Berthing at ISS Berthing port: Harmony nadir RMS capture: 23 February 2017, 10:44 UTC Berthing date: 23 February 2017, 13:12 UTC Unberthing date: 18 March 2017, 21:20 UTC RMS release: 19 March 2017, 09:11 UTC Time berthed: 23 days, 8 hours, 8 minutes
Payload SAGE III and SAGE-NVP, STP-H5, etc. Mass: 2,490 kg (5,489.5 lb) Pressurised: 1,530 kg (3,373.1 lb) Unpressurised: 960 kg (2,116.4 lb
Launch of CRS-10 from LC-39A
Dragon approaching the ISS on 23 February 2017
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Courtesy: msn.news - The Telegraph - Sarah Knapton 29.06.19
