Cargo spacecraft "Dragon CRS-33" (SpX-33, Cargo Dragon C208)

SpaceX / US

Spacecraft nº:

SpaceX spacecraft nº:

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Satcat n° / COSPAR ID	65304 / 2025-186A
Launch date - time	24 August 2025 - 06:45:36 UTC
Launch site	CCK, SLC-40
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2 Block 5 (Booster B1090-7)-Flight 520
Spacecraft	Cargo Dragon C211
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Dimensions cabine	Height: 8.1m (27 ft) - Dia: 4m (13 ft)
Launch mass	9525 kg
Cargo Mass (kg)	2300 kg
Total cargo mass (kg)	Pressurised: 2168? kg Unpressurised: 750? kg
Geocentric orbit:
- Perigee / Apogee	374 x 377 km
- Eccentricity
- Inclination	51.6°
- Period

CRS-33 path

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Berthed date - time	25 August 2025 - 11:05 UTC
Target spacecraft/port	ISS/Harmony forward
Docking orbit:
- Perigee / Apogee	km
- Inclination	°
- Period	min
Undocking date - time	December 2025 - 16:05 UTC
Time docked	days, hours, min.
Recovery date - time	December 2025 - UTC
Landing location	Pacific Ocean near Oceanside
Recovered by	MV Shannon
Mission Duration	51 days, 14 hours, 28 min. (in progress)
Nbr orbits

Description:

SpaceX CRS-33, also known as SpX-33, is a International Space Station (ISS) cargo resupply mission contracted by NASA and operated by SpaceX. The flight, launched on August 24, 2025 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is SpaceX's 33rd cargo delivery mission under the Commercial Resupply Services program and the company's 50th overall Dragon flight to the ISS, including both cargo and crew missions.

Payload:

The spacecraft was loaded with a total of 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) of cargo, including scientific experiments, crew provisions, and fresh food such as 1,500 tortillas. Research equipment aboard the flight supports investigations into 3D printing in microgravity and the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the human body.

Vehicle hardware: 587 kg
Science investigations: 447 kg
Crew supplies: 1091 kg
Spacewalk equipment: 55 kg
Computer resources: 35 kg

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Mission details:

The spacecraft is scheduled to remain docked until December 2025, when it will undock and return research samples and cargo to Earth with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off California. The pressurized capsule will be recovered for refurbishment and reuse, while the trunk containing the boost kit will be discarded to burn up in the atmosphere.

External links:

Wikipedia: Dragon CRS-33 mission.

Astrophilately covers:

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Dragon CRS-33 docking cancel Houston. Credit: #411

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