SpaceX CRS-31

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
NamesCRS SpX-31
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2024-200A
SATCAT no.61790
Mission duration42 days, 16 hours and 9 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCargo Dragon C208
Spacecraft typeCargo Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Start of mission
Launch date5 November 2024, 02:29:31 (2024-11-05UTC02:29:31Z) UTC (4 November, 9:29:31 pm EST)
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 B108-5
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Recovered byMV Megan
Landing date17 December 2024, 18:39:30 (2024-12-17UTC18:39:31Z) UTC (1:39:30 pm EST)
Landing siteGulf of Mexico
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward
Docking date5 November 2024, 14:52:11 UTC
Undocking date16 December 2024, 16:05 UTC
Time docked41 days, 1 hour and 12 minutes
Cargo
Mass2,762 kg (6,089 lb)
Pressurised2,435 kg (5,368 lb)
Unpressurised327 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.