SpaceX CRS-11

SpaceX CRS-11, also known as SpX-11, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station, launched successfully on 3 June 2017. The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX. The mission utilized a Falcon 9 launch vehicle and was the first reuse of C106, a CRS Dragon cargo vessel that was previously flown on the CRS-4 mission.

SpaceX CRS-11
CRS-11 SpaceX Dragon C106 on approach to the ISS
NamesSpX-11
Mission typeISS Resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2017-030A
SATCAT no.42744
Mission duration29 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon C106.2
Spacecraft typeCRS Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date3 June 2017, 21:07:38 UTC
RocketFalcon 9 Full Thrust, B1035.1
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Recovered byGO Searcher (Shannon)
Landing date3 July 2017, 12:12 UTC
Landing sitePacific Ocean,
off Baja California
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Berthing at International Space Station
Berthing portHarmony nadir
RMS capture5 June 2017, 13:52 UTC
Berthing date5 June 2017, 16:07 UTC
Unberthing date2 July 2017, ≈18:00 UTC
RMS release3 July 2017, 06:41 UTC
Time berthed27 days, 1 hour, 53 minutes
Cargo
Mass2,708 kg (5,970 lb)
Pressurised1,665 kg (3,671 lb)
Unpressurised1,002 kg (2,209 lb)

SpaceX CRS-11 mission patch
 

CRS-11 was the penultimate of the first twelve missions awarded to SpaceX under the Commercial Resupply Services contract to resupply the International Space Station.

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