SpaceX CRS-31
Cargo Dragon C208 fires its thrusters as it backs away from the ISS at the conclusion of the CRS-31 mission on 16 December 2024 | |
| Names | CRS SpX-31 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-200A |
| SATCAT no. | 61790 |
| Mission duration | 42 days, 16 hours and 9 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Cargo Dragon C208 |
| Spacecraft type | Cargo Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 November 2024, 02:29:31 UTC (4 November, 9:29:31 pm EST) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 B108-5 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | MV Megan |
| Landing date | 17 December 2024, 18:39:30 UTC (1:39:30 pm EST) |
| Landing site | Gulf of Mexico |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | 5 November 2024, 14:52:11 UTC |
| Undocking date | 16 December 2024, 16:05 UTC |
| Time docked | 41 days, 1 hour and 12 minutes |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2,762 kg (6,089 lb) |
| Pressurised | 2,435 kg (5,368 lb) |
| Unpressurised | 327 kg (721 lb) |
SpaceX CRS-31 Mission patch | |
SpaceX CRS-31, sometimes identified by NASA as CRS SpX-31, was an American cargo spacecraft flight to the International Space Station (ISS), which launched on 5 November 2024. The mission was operated by SpaceX under a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The spacecraft was a Cargo Dragon, serial number C208. This mission marked capsule C208's fifth flight.