SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket with Cargo Dragon to International Space Station

SpaceX launched the “Falcon 9” rocket on June 6, 2023 (Japan time). The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX have reported on the official website and SNS that the “Cargo Dragon” resupply ship that was on board docked with the International Space Station (ISS) following a successful launch.

Information about the launch is below.

■ Launch information: Falcon 9 (Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28)

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch date and time: June 6, 2023, 0:47 Japan time[success]
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center (USA)
Payload: Cargo Dragon (C208)

The Cargo Dragon supply ship is an unmanned supply ship that transports supplies to the ISS. “Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28” (CRS-28, Dragon supply ship operation No. 28) is the 28th service mission by SpaceX, including perishables such as apples and blueberries, equipment and hardware, various experiments It is equipped with devices and microsatellites.

In addition, two new solar arrays “iROSA (ISS Roll-out Solar Array)” are installed in the trunk (non-pressurized part) at the rear of the resupply ship. iROSA is being installed on top of the existing solar array in order to compensate for the ISS’s power generation capacity, which has deteriorated due to the deterioration of the solar array over time. A total of six iROSAs are scheduled to be installed on the ISS, and four have already been installed by December 2022.

In addition, Cargo Dragon successfully docked to the ISS’s second junction “Harmony” module at 18:54 on June 6, 2023 Japan time.

■ Images and videos related to the launch

Dragon separation confirmed; autonomous docking with the @space_station on Tuesday, June 6 at ~5:50 a.m. ET pic.twitter.com/z0EHw0jzrS

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 5, 2023

Docking confirmed – Dragon has arrived at the @space_station!

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 6, 2023

■ Launch-related links

Source

• Image Credit: SpaceX
• NASA – NASA, SpaceX Launch Solar Arrays, Cargo to Space Station
• NASA – NASA’s SpaceX CRS-28 Commercial Resupply Mission (NASA Blogs)
• SpaceX – CRS-28 Mission

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