SpaceX CRS-21

SpaceX CRS-21, also known as SpX-21, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station which launched on 6 December 2020. The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon 2. This was the first flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016. This was also the first Cargo Dragon of the new Dragon 2 variant, as well as the first Cargo Dragon flight that was docked at the same time as a Crew Dragon spacecraft (SpaceX Crew-1). This mission used Booster B1058.4, becoming the first NASA mission to reuse a booster previously used on a non-NASA mission. This was also first time SpaceX launched a NASA payload on a booster with more than one previous flight.

SpaceX CRS-21
CRS-21 undocks from ISS
NamesSpX-21
Mission typeISS Commercial Resupply Services
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2020-093A
SATCAT no.47233
Websitehttps://www.spacex.com/
Mission duration38 days, 9 hours, 9 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCargo Dragon C208
Spacecraft typeCargo Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
Payload mass2,972 kg (6,552 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 8.1 m (27 ft)
Diameter: 4 m (13 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date6 December 2020,
16:17:08 UTC
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1058.4)
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Recovered byGO Navigator (Shannon)
Landing date14 January 2021, 01:26 UTC
Landing siteGulf Coast
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony zenith
Docking date7 December 2020, 18:40 UTC
Undocking date12 January 2021, 14:05 UTC
Time docked35 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes
Cargo
Mass2,972 kg (6,552 lb)
Pressurised1,882 kg (4,149 lb)
Unpressurised1,090 kg (2,400 lb)

SpaceX CRS-21 mission patch
 
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