SpaceX CRS-13
Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
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| Mission type | ISS resupply |
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| Operator | SpaceX |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Dragon (new or used TBD) |
| Spacecraft type | Dragon CRS |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Dry mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) |
| Dimensions | Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Planned: Late 2017 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Epoch | Planned |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir or Unity nadir |
| Cargo | |
| Pressurised | 2,333 kg (5,143 lb) |
| Unpressurised | 977 kg (2,154 lb) |
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SpaceX CRS-13, also known as SpX-13, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station currently manifested to be launched in late 2017. The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX. It may fly a reused Dragon capsule like CRS-11.
In early 2015, NASA awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for three CRS additional missions (CRS-13 to CRS-15). As of June 2016[update], a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for September 2017. In February 2017, this was rescheduled to late 2017.
NASA has contracted for the CRS-13 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. According to a NASA Inspector General report of June 2016, CRS-13 is expected to carry 2,333 kg (5,143 lb) of pressurized mass and 977 kg (2,154 lb) of unpressurized cargo. According to a 2016 presentation, the external payloads manifested for this flights were ASIM, TSIS and MISSE.
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