Dragon SpX-10 to Return to Earth
SpaceX's Dragon SpX-10 spacecraft is set to return to Earth on Sunday after a month-long stay at the International Space Station, facilitating the delivery of two and half metric tons of science equipment, systems hardware, crew supplies and external payload packages. Dragon's stay was particularly busy for the Space Station's robots, installing the SAGE-III atmospheric sensing payload and STP-H5 pallet hosting 13 experiments followed by moving three payloads into Dragon's trunk for disposal via destructive re-entry on Sunday.
Launch: February 19, 2017 | Mission Updates |
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT | Cargo Overview |
Capture: February 23, 2017 - 11 UTC | Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle |
Cargo Upmass: 2,490kg | Countdown Timeline |
Return to Earth: March 18, 2017 | Launch Profile |
Release: 9:11 UTC | Dragon Spacecraft |
Deorbit Burn: 14:00 UTC | |
Landing: 14:54 UTC | ISS Expedition 50 |
Location: 400km West of San Diego |