Spacex successfully launched a recently designed Cyganus spacecraft at the International Space Station (ISS) in the CRS -23 mission.
The Syganas XL spacecraft of Northrope Gromeman was introduced for ISS for ISS, which left the Space Lanzing Complex 40 (SLC -40) at the space of the Cape Canaveral space force in Florida on Sunday night.
You can see the Falcon 9 rocket by the launchpad in the video below:
Shortly after, the Syganas XL spacecraft was working:
Approximately eight minutes after the launch, the Falcon 9 rocket landed at Cabo Cañaveral Landing Zone 2 (LZ -2).
It was the fourth plane of this specific top -level reinforcement, which had previously launched x -4, Cruo -11 and a Sterlink mission. In line with the spacex space -atable spatial flight system, reinforcement can now be rebuilt and reopened in a future mission.
The Syganas XL will make the spring with the space station on Wednesday, September 17 at 6:35 am et.
The new Cyganus XL replaces the extended version of the spacecraft, which debuted on 21. According to its name, Cyganus XL is larger than its predecessor and can transport 5 pounds of supply (approximately 5 kg): it is 5% more than the latest version, which can maintain approximately 8,500 pounds (approximately 3.855 kg.
Ryan Tinter Ryan Tinter, vice president of the Civil Space System of Northrope Grammann, Northroite, “This is really criticized because we can provide more science and that we have been able to provide more load pregnancy.”
Tinter added: “Since we are preparing for the future of the commercial (Land Baja), we are trying to ensure that we are ready with this type of commercial and economic options to obtain a lot of energy and a lot of equipment space.”
Like the previous Signus, the new version of 25.9 feet long (7.89 meters) does not documented autonomously, but the station is trapped by the robotic arm of Canada 2 and then the unit of the station bends in the module.
The Cyganus XL can be in the doade for 200 days in the orbit of the XL orbit, before it goes and then separates when it enters the atmosphere of the earth at high speed.
