SpaceX CRS-31
Names | SpX-31 |
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Mission type | ISS resupply |
Operator | SpaceX |
Mission duration | ≈30 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Cargo Dragon C208 |
Spacecraft type | Cargo Dragon |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | October 2024 (planned) |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A or Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Harmony forward |
Time docked | 30 days (planned) |
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SpaceX CRS-31, sometimes identified by NASA as SpX-31, is an upcoming American cargo spacecraft flight to the International Space Station (ISS), expected to launch in mid-October 2024. It will be operated by SpaceX under a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The spacecraft is a Cargo Dragon, serial number C208, which will make its fifth flight on this mission.
Launch
[edit]NASA and SpaceX are currently targeting no earlier than mid-October for the launch of CRS-31 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NASA Adjusts Crew-9 Launch Date for Operational Flexibility – Commercial Crew Program". blogs.nasa.gov. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "OET Special Temporary Authority Report". apps.fcc.gov. Retrieved 7 August 2024.