Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Dragon CRS-15

 2018-055B


Launch cargo 2697 kg (1712 kg cargo with packaging, 985 kg trunk). Ecostress is 550 kg, LEE is 435 kg with FRAM.

Last orbital flight for Block 4 core. Stage 2 performed a long duration (6h 20m) coast test. Deorbit over N Atlantic around 55W 32N.


CRS15 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2018 Jun 29  0942:42  Launch by Falcon 9  CC SLC40 
  T+2:45 MECO 
  T+2:48 St 1 sep 
  T+2:56 St 2 burn 
 0951:13 T+8:31 SECO 
 0952:13 T+9:31 St 2 sep 
 0954:58 T+12:15 Solar array covers ejected 
 0954:58 T+12:16 Solar arrays deploy 
 1022? St 2 orbit adjust 
 1605 T+6h22 St 2 deorbit 400 m/s 
 1615? St 2 reentry over N Atlantic 
2018 Jul 2  0911  Depart 350m hold 
 0916? 250m hold point 
 0918  200m range 
 0945  At 30m hold  
 1023  At 10m capture point 
 1054  Grapple by SSRMS 
 1338  First stage capture on Harmony 
 1352  Second stage capture 

Payload:

  • ECOSTRESS, for JEM EF Site 10. ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, with PHyTIR Prototype HyspIRI Thermal Infrared Radiometer. 40m res IR sensor with 1.6mu cloud band and five 8-12.5mu IR bands. Measures vegetation temperature. 490 kg. 1.85 x 0.80 x 0.93m box.

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