SpaceX CRS-15
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 C17 |
| 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: April 2018 |
| 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 |
| RMS capture | Planned: April 2018 |
| Berthing date | Planned: April 2018 |
| Cargo | |
| Pressurised | 2,410 kg (5,310 lb) |
| Unpressurised | 900 kg (2,000 lb) |
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SpaceX CRS-15, also known as SpX-15, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station currently manifested to be launched on April 2018. The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX.
On 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 August 2018.
NASA has contracted for the CRS-15 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-15 is expected to carry 2,410 kg (5,310 lb) of pressurized mass and 900 kg (2,000 lb) of unpressurized. According to a 2016 presentation, the external payloads manifested for this flights is ECOSTRESS.
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