User:The true iMAniaC/Dragon Spotting

Purpose edit

The purpose of this page is to note down information about reflown Dragon capsules in such a way that the use of individual capsules can be followed. This is a similar pet project as User:The true iMAniaC/Falcon 9 Spotting.

It seems that there are already lists like this elsewhere, but it looks like they're not sourced to Wikipedia's standards, though, and contains a great deal of original research. Nice resources in themselves, though:

Nomenclature edit

I'm just starting out, but it seems the capsules are numbered by: C1XX For the time being, I'll assume it's kind of like the boosters.

List of Dragon capsules and flights edit

Note: The table is sortable by all columns even though the default view has cells spanning several rows.

Capsule Launch Mission Capsule
Capsule Flight Launch Launch Site Mission Destination Arrival Duration Recovery Capsule Status Duration
N/A 1 2010-06-04 CCAFS LC-40 Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit LEO Success 23d Success Lost - No controlled re-entry planned 23d
C101 1 2010-12-08 CCAFS LC-40 COTS Demo Flight 1 LEO Success 00d, 03h, 19m Success Retired - On display at SpaceX's headquarters 00d, 03h, 19m
C102 1 2012-05-22 CCAFS LC-40 COTS Demo Flight 2 ISS Success 09d, 07h, 57m Success Retired - On display at KSC Visitor's Center 09d, 07h, 57m
C103 1 2012-10-08 CCAFS LC-40 CRS-1 ISS Success 20d, 18h, 47m Success Recovered - presumed to be relaunched 20d, 18h, 47m
C104 1 2013-03-01 CCAFS LC-40 CRS-2 ISS Success 25d, 01h, 24m Success Recovered - presumed to be relaunched 25d, 01h, 24m
C105 1 2014-04-18 CCAFS LC-40[a] CRS-3 ISS[a] Success 29d, 23h, 38m Success Recovered - presumed to be relaunched 29d, 23h, 38m
C106 1 2014-09-21 CCAFS LC-40[b] CRS-4[1] ISS[b] Success 34d, 13h, 46m Success Recovered[2] - presumed to be relaunched 64d, 04h, 50m
2 2017-06-03 KSC LC-39A[3][c] CRS-11[3] ISS[c] Success[4] 29d, 15h, 04m Success[2]
C107 1 2015-01-10 CCAFS LC-40[d] CRS-5 ISS[d] Success 31d, 14h, 56m Success Recovered - presumed to be relaunched 31d, 14h, 56m
C108 1 2014-09-21 CCAFS LC-40[e] CRS-6[5] ISS[e] Success 36d, 20h, 31m Success Recovered[6] - presumed to be relaunched 65d. 20h, 31m
2 2017-12-15 KSC LC-39A[f][5] CRS-13[5] ISS[f] Success[7] 29d, 00h, 00m Success[6]
C109 1 2015-06-28 CCAFS LC-40[g] CRS-7 ISS[g] Failure 00d, 00h, 02m Failure Lost - Presumed destroyed on impact 00d, 00h, 02m
C110 1 2016-04-08 CCAFS LC-40[h] CRS-8[8] ISS[h] Success 32d, 21h, 48m Success Recovered - presumed to be relaunched 65d, 20h, 20m
2 2018-04-02 CCAFS LC-40[i][9] CRS-14[8] ISS[i] Success[10] 32d, 22m, 32m Success[citation needed]
C111 1 2016-07-18 CCAFS LC-40[j] CRS-9[11] ISS[j] Success 39d, 11h, 03m Success Recovered - presumed to be relaunched 74d, 23h, 28m
2 2018-06-29 CCAFS LC-40[k][11] CRS-15[11] ISS[k] Success[12] 35d, 12h, 25m Success[13]
C112 1 2017-02-19 KSC LC-39A[l] CRS-10 ISS[l] Success 28d, 00h, 07m Success Recovered - presumed to be relaunched 28d, 00h, 07m
C113 1 2017-08-14 KSC LC-39A[m][14] CRS-12[14] ISS[m] Success[15] 32d, 21h, 42m Success[16] Recovered[16] - presumed to be relaunched 32d, 21h, 42m

The below table shows how sources would be applied to a launch that is fully sources with all available sources.

Capsule Launch Mission Capsule
Capsule ID Flight Mission Launch Date Launch Site Mission Destination Arrival Mission Duration Recovery Capsule Status Total Duration All Missions
Pivotal point and
basis for table
Simple count Date:
  • Third-party source after the fact (numbers)
Referece for launch site
  • Official press kit stating plan (letters)
  • Third-party source after the fact (numbers)
Reference for the capsule's connection to mission:
  • Link to image showing core number (roman numerals)
  • Third-party source (ideally after) (numbers)
Referece for destination
  • Official press kit stating plan (letters)
Reference for arrival to destination:
  • Third-party source after the fact (numbers)
Duration of individual mission:
  • Third-party source after the fact (numbers)
Entailment from
status column
Ref for status
  • Third-party source after last landing, berthing or docking (numbers)
Duration for all missions for capsule:
  • Simple count from individual mission durations

Sorting in the Capsule Status column:

Capsule Status
Retired
Recovered, presumed to be relaunched
Flight proven, scheduled for launch
Unproven, scheduled for launch
Lost, flown as expendable
Lost due to failure

References edit

Seconday sources edit

Final sources edit

"Normal" sources, ideally meeting Wikipedia's standards for "reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy" as well as meeting all criteria outlined in the table above.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CRS-11-capsule-ref was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Gebhardt, Chris (July 3, 2017). "Reused Dragon returns to Earth after month-long science bonanza". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Gebhardt, Chris (May 28, 2017). "SpaceX static fires CRS-11 Falcon 9 Sunday ahead of ISS mission". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Gebhardt, Chris (June 5, 2017). "SpaceX's CRS-11 Dragon captured by Station for a second time". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Graham, William (December 14, 2017). "Flight proven Falcon 9 launches previously flown Dragon to ISS". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Bergin, Chris; Gebhardt, Chris (January 13, 2018). "SpaceX's CRS-13 Dragon returns home". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  7. ^ Gebhardt, Chris (December 17, 2017). "CRS-13 Dragon arrives at Station filled with science experiments". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Dragon SpX-14 Cargo Overview". Spaceflight101.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  9. ^ Graham, William (April 2, 2018). "CRS-14: SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts second flight with previously flown Dragon". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  10. ^ Gebhardt, Chris (April 4, 2018). "CRS-14 Dragon arrives at Space Station with science bonanza". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Graham, William (June 28, 2018). "Final Block 4 Falcon 9 launches CRS-15 Dragon". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  12. ^ Gebhardt, Chris (July 2, 2018). "SpaceX CRS-15 Dragon arrives at ISS with science/crew supply payloads". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  13. ^ Ralph, Eric (August 5, 2018). "SpaceX's Cargo Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth after second orbital mission". Teslarati.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Graham, William (August 14, 2017). "SpaceX Falcon 9 launches CRS-12 Dragon mission to the ISS". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  15. ^ Gebhardt, Chris (August 16, 2017). "Falcon 9 Block 4 debut a success, Dragon arrives for Station berthing". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  16. ^ a b Bergin, Chris (September 16, 2017). "CRS-12 Dragon completes her ISS mission with splashdown return". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

Temporary sources edit

Sources that should, ideally, be replaced over time, such as third-party sources stating a launch site ahead of time (should be be replaced with a third-party source stating the launch actually happened from the launch site in question, etc.).

SpaceX Press Kits edit

Used to source simple facts that SpaceX would have no reason to skew and which should be considered highly reliable and accurate, such as launch site, destination etc. Alongside the "normal" sources, this helps verify that simple information is not misreported and also indicates what may be original or unreliable research on part of the journalists. Note, especially, that the capsule numbers are never in the press kits (and so should not be used as source for the connection between the mission and capsule).

  1. ^ a b "SpaceX CRS-3 Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2014-03-12. Date of publication: [1]. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  2. ^ a b "SpaceX CRS-4 Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2014-09-18. Date of publication: [2]. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  3. ^ a b "CRS-11 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2017-06-03. Date of publication: [3]. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ^ a b "SpaceX CRS-5 Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2015-01-05. Date of publication: [4]. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  5. ^ a b "SpaceX CRS-6 Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2014-04-10. Date of publication: [5]. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  6. ^ a b "CRS-13 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2017-12-11. Date of publication hinted at in URL. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  7. ^ a b "SpaceX CRS-7 Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2015-06-25. Date of publication: [6]. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  8. ^ a b "CRS-8 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2016-04-07. Date of publication: [7]. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  9. ^ a b "CRS-14 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2018-04-04. Date of publication: [8]. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  10. ^ a b "CRS-9 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2016-07-15. Date of publication: [9]. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  11. ^ a b "CRS-15 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2018-06-29. Date of publication: [10]. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  12. ^ a b "CRS-10 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2017-03-10. Date of publication: [11]. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  13. ^ a b "CRS-12 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX.com (Press release). 2017-08-13. Date of publication: [12]. Retrieved 2017-08-14.