SpaceX CRS-16
CRS-16 Dragon approaching the ISS | |
| Names | SpX-16 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-101A |
| SATCAT no. | 43827 |
| Mission duration | 39 days, 10 hours, 54 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Dragon 1 C112 |
| Spacecraft type | Dragon 1 |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Dry mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) |
| Dimensions | Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 December 2018, 18:16:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1050) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 14 January 2019, 05:10 UTC |
| Landing site | Pacific Ocean off Baja California |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
| RMS capture | 8 December 2018, 12:21 UTC |
| Berthing date | 8 December 2018, 15:36 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 13 January 2019, 20:00 UTC |
| RMS release | 13 January 2019, 23:33 UTC |
| Time berthed | 36 days, 4 hours, 24 minutes |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2,573 kg (5,672 lb) |
| Pressurised | 1,598 kg (3,523 lb) |
| Unpressurised | 975 kg (2,150 lb) |
NASA SpX-16 mission patch | |
SpaceX CRS-16, also known as SpX-16, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 5 December 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX.
This CRS mission was the first to be launched by the Falcon 9 Block 5. It carried the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar and the Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3) experiment as external payloads.