SpaceX CRS-9, also known as SpX-9, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station which launched on 18 July 2016. The mission was contracted by NASA and is operated by SpaceX using a Dragon capsule. The cargo was successfully carried aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 Flight 27.
Start of mission Launch date: 18 July 2016, 04:44 UTC Rocket: Falcon 9 Full Thrust Launch site: Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Contractor: SpaceX
End of mission Disposal Recovered Landing date: 26 August 2016, 15:47 UTC Landing site: Pacific Ocean, 525 km (326 mi) SW of Baja
Orbital parameters Reference system: Geocentric Regime: Low Earth Semi-major axis: 6,780.61 km (4,213.28 mi) Eccentricity: 0.000214 Perigee: 401.02 km (249.18 mi) Apogee: 403.93 km (250.99 mi) Inclination: 51.6432° Period: 92.62 minutes Mean motion: 15.5488 rev/day Epoch: 25 July 2016, 12:53:58 UTC
Berthing at ISS Berthing port: Harmony nadir RMS capture: 20 July 2016, 10:56 UTC Berthing date: 20 July 2016, 14:03 UTC Unberthing date: 25 August 2016, 21:00 UTC RMS release: 26 August 2016, 10:11 UTC Time berthed: 36 days, 6 hours, 57 minutes
Cargo Mass: 2,257 kg (4,975.8 lb) Pressurised: 1,790 kg (3,946.3 lb) Unpressurised: 467 kg (1,029.5 lb)
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Courtesy: msn.news - The Telegraph - Sarah Knapton 29.06.19