NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

CRS SpX-16

Launch Time
Wed Dec 05, 2018 18:16 UTC

One of the four grid fins on the 1st stage of the Falcon 9 failed. As a result the booster was unable to land at Landing Zone 1, instead, it landed in the sea off of the coast of Florida. It was taken back to shore and scrapped.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Landing Zone 1

B1050

Flight #1
39th Falcon recovery attempt
7th failed Falcon recovery
NRC Quest

C112

Flight #2
654 day turnaround

Mission Details

CRS SpX-16

SpaceX CRS-16, also known as SpX-16, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station. Dragon was berthed to the station for 36 days before it successfully returned to Earth. 2,573kg of cargo were brought to the station, 1,598kg pressurized, 975kg unpressurized.

Total Mass: 2,573.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2018

103rd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

72nd mission
20th mission of 2018
66th successful mission
38th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

66th mission
19th mission of 2018
63rd successful mission
37th consecutive successful mission