SpaceX CRS-9

SpaceX CRS-9

Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	SpaceX/NASA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Dragon
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Start of mission
Launch date	June 2016
Rocket	Falcon 9 v1.1 Full Thrust
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
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SpaceX CRS-9, also known as SpX-9, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station scheduled for 2016. The mission has been contracted by NASA and will be flown by SpaceX.

Launch schedule history

As of March 2015, the NASA Plan Flight Planning Integration Panel (FPIP) PowerPoint showed the launch was scheduled to occur no earlier than (NET) 9 December 2015. However, following the failure of the SpaceX CRS-7 launch on 28 June 2015, the launch date was reset and, as of December 2015, was slated to be no earlier than 21 March 2016. ^[1] As of 7 March 2016 the launch date has been tentatively scheduled for sometime in 2016. As of 23 April 2016 the launch date is scheduled for 24 June 2016.^[2]

Primary payload

NASA has contracted for the CRS-9 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule.

NASA payload for CRS-9 may include JAXA animal research experiments.^[3]

IDA-2, a docking adapter, will be launched in Dragon's trunk.^[4][5]

Secondary payload

SpaceX has the primary control over manifesting, scheduling and loading secondary payloads. However, there are certain restrictions included in their contract with NASA that preclude specified hazards on the secondary payloads, and also require contract-specified probabilities of success and safety margins for any SpaceX reboosts of the secondary satellites once the Falcon 9 second stage has achieved its initial low-Earth orbit (LEO).

References

1. "Worldwide Launch Schedule". spaceflightnow.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
2. "Launch Schedule - Spaceflight Now". spaceflightnow.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
3. SpaceX Dragon Cargo Mission Post Launch News Conference on YouTube at time: 17:20. NASA TV (in English). Retrieved 14 April 2015. Statement: I don't have the specific lists in front of me, I can tell you for the next — I think we started with six, seven, eight, and nine — for sure — we plan to keep on flying the animals for animal research. I believe on SpaceX-9 we're gonna also include some research from JAXA in that same area, of animal research. I'd have to go back and look, I'm sure there's some additional experiments that we're flying for fluid shifts, to support the human research …
4. Hartman, Dan (23 July 2012). "International Space Station Program Status" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
5. Hartman, Daniel (July 2014). "Status of the ISS USOS" (PDF). NASA Advisory Council HEOMD Committee. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

External links

• NASA