Comparison of space station cargo vehicles

A number of different spacecraft have been used to carry cargo to and from space stations.

Legend for below table:   [under development] — [retired,canceled] — [operational,inactive]

Spacecraft Origin Manufacturer Launch system Length (m) Dry mass (kg) Launch mass (kg) Payload (kg) Payload volume (m³) Return payload (kg) Diameter (m) Generated power (W) Status
Progress 7K-TG  Soviet Union Energia Soyuz-U None Retired
TKS  Soviet Union Proton-K Retired
Progress-M
11F615A55		  Soviet Union
 Russia		 Energia Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U2		 7.2 7,130 2,600 7.6 150 with optional Raduga capsule 2.72 600[1] Retired
Progress-M1
  Russia Energia Soyuz-U
Soyuz-FG		 None Retired
Progress-M
11F615A60		  Russia Energia Soyuz-U
Soyuz-2.1a		 7.2 7,150 2,230 7.6 None 2.72 700 Retired
Progress-MS  Russia Energia Soyuz-2.1a 7.2 7,150 2,230 Operational[2]
ATV  Europe EADS Ariane 5ES 10.3 10,470[3] 20,750[3] 7,667[3] 48 (pressurized) None 4.5 3,800[4] Retired
Dragon  USA SpaceX Falcon 9 6.1 4,200[5] 10,200 3,310 pressurized or unpressurized, in any mixture[6] 10.0 (pressurized), plus 14 (unpressurized), or 34 (unpressurized with extended trunk)[7] 2,500 capsule return[8] 3.7 2,000[9] Operational
Dragon V2 cargo  USA SpaceX Falcon 9 Development
HTV  Japan JAXA H-IIB 10 10,500[10] 16,500[10] 6,000[10] 14 (pressurized, plus 16 unpressurized)[11] None 4.4 Operational
HTV-X  Japan JAXA H3 Launch Vehicle[12] None Development
Cygnus (standard)  USA Orbital Antares 5.14 1,500[13] 2,000[13] 18.9[13] None 3.07 3,500[14] Retired
Cygnus (enhanced)  USA Orbital ATK Antares
Atlas V 401		 6.34 1,800[15] 2,700[15] 27[15] None 3.07 Operational
Dream Chaser Cargo System  USA Sierra Nevada Corporation Atlas V 5,000 pressurized, 500 unpressurized[16] 1,750[16] Development

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Progress M". Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Upgraded Progress MS docks with the ISS". NASASpaceflight.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle". ESA. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "ATV Utilization Relevant Data" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "SpaceX Brochure v7" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Bergin, Chris (19 October 2012). "Dragon enjoying ISS stay, despite minor issues – Falcon 9 investigation begins". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012. CRS-2 will debut the use of Dragon’s Trunk section, capable of delivering unpressurized cargo, prior to the payload being removed by the ISS’ robotic assets after berthing.
  7. ↑ http://www.spacex.com/downloads/dragonlab-datasheet.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/10/falcon-9loft-dragon-crs-1-mission-iss-attempt1/
  9. ↑ "Dragonlab Datasheet" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 "JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) Overview". JAXA. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "H3,H‐IIA/Bのミッション割当て(案)" (PDF) (in Japanese). MEXT. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  13. 1 2 3 "Cygnus Fast Sheet" (PDF). Orbital Sciences Co. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2012" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 "Cygnus Spacecraft Information". Spaceflight101.
  16. 1 2 "Sierra Nevada Hopes Dream Chaser Finds "Sweet Spot" of ISS Cargo Competition". SpaceNews. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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