SpaceX CRS-26 explained

SpaceX CRS-26
Names List:SpX-26
Mission Type:ISS resupply
Operator:SpaceX
Spacecraft:[1]
Spacecraft Type:Cargo Dragon
Manufacturer:SpaceX
Dimensions:Height:
Diameter:
Launch Date:26 November 2022, 19:20:42 UTC
Launch Rocket:Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1076.1)
Launch Site:Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A
Landing Date:11 January 2023, 10:19 UTC
Landing Site:Gulf Of Mexico
Orbit Reference:Geocentric orbit
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit
Orbit Inclination:51.66°
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Harmony zenith
Docking Date:27 November 2022, 12:39 UTC
Undocking Date:9 January 2023, 22:05 UTC
Insignia:SpaceX CRS-26 Patch.png
Insignia Caption:SpaceX CRS-26 mission patch
Insignia Size:200px
Programme:Commercial Resupply Services
Previous Mission:NG-18
Next Mission:SpaceX CRS-27
Programme2:Cargo Dragon flights
Previous Mission2:SpaceX CRS-25
Next Mission2:SpaceX CRS-27

SpaceX CRS-26, also known as SpX-26, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 26 November 2022.[2] The mission was contracted by NASA and flown by SpaceX using a . This was the sixth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016.

Cargo Dragon

See main article: SpaceX Dragon 2. SpaceX plans to reuse each Cargo Dragon up to five times. Cargo Dragon does not include SuperDraco abort engines, seats, cockpit controls or life support system neded on a Crew Dragon. Dragon 2 improves on Dragon 1 in several ways, including lessened refurbishment time, leading to shorter periods between flights.

Cargo Dragon capsules under the NASA CRS Phase 2 contract land near Florida in the ocean.

Payload

NASA contracted for the CRS-26 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date of launch, and orbital parameters for the Cargo Dragon.

ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSA)

See also: Roll Out Solar Array. Second pair of new solar arrays using XTJ Prime space solar cells. They were delivered to the station in the unpressurized trunk of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft.[3]

The installation of these new solar arrays, designated 4A and 3A, required two spacewalks: one to prepare the worksite with a modification kit and another to install the new panel.[4]

Research

NASA Glenn Research Center studies:

European Space Agency (ESA) research and activities:

CubeSats

CubeSats carried by this mission, deployed through NRCSD#24 (including ELaNa 49) and J-SSOD#24:[5] [6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kanayama . Lee . 2022-09-16 . SpaceX and NASA in final preparations for Crew-5 mission . 2022-09-17 . NASASpaceFlight.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: Navin. Joseph. 2022-11-27. NASA, SpaceX launch and dock CRS-26 mission to ISS. 2022-11-27. NASASpaceFlight.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Clark . Stephen . Second pair of new space station solar arrays set for launch on Dragon cargo ship . Spaceflight Now . 21 November 2022 . 11 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Boeing says assembly complete on first set of new space station solar arrays. Spaceflight Now. Stephen. Clark. 13 January 2021. 14 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Upcoming SpaceX-26 Mission to Launch Several Nanoracks Customer Payloads to the ISS . . 21 November 2022 . 22 November 2022.
  6. Web site: https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/kibouser/pickout/73471.html . Japanese . ja:「きぼう」から超小型衛星3機放出に成功! . JAXA . 11 January 2023 . 11 January 2023.
  7. Web site: The Scintillation Prediction Observation Research Task . Documentation and Information Center, São Paulo Research Foundation. November 30, 2022.