Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Resupply · LEO
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their eighth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. Among the cargo was the Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM module, which was attached to the station and will stay so for 2 years. BEAM is an expandable habitat module that will…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAGON CRS-8 2016-024A | Payload | re-entered 2016-05-11 | |
| DRAGON CRS-8 DEB 2016-024B | Debris | re-entered 2016-04-13 | |
| DRAGON CRS-8 DEB 2016-024C | Debris | re-entered 2016-04-13 |
COSPAR ID 2016-024. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).