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What is the orbit and expected lifetime of Crew Dragon trunk?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)Why does Dragon 2 abort with the trunk attached?Can the SpaceX Dragon leave the 'trunk' in orbit?Why does Dragon 2 abort with the trunk attached?Is the Dragon Mono-Stable?Will there be privacy on the Crew Dragon moon trip?SuperDraco Engines in Crew Dragon spacecraftGetting the SpaceX dragon crew ratedPlans for ISS crew to enter Crew Dragon?Would this chair support astronaut during launch in Crew DragonShape of Dragon Crew capsule affecting ballistic descent?Can the SpaceX Dragon 2 crew vehicle still use the draco and super draco thrusters to slow down when landing?
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Per the timeline mentioned in the webcast the Crew Dragon separated from its trunk before the deorbit burn.
I suppose that happens so clean separation can be confirmed before committing to deorbit as reentry with the trunk still attached would be a problem (and it saves some fuel too).
But it means now there is a standalone Dragon trunk in LEO which might take some time to slow down to (uncontrollably) reentry.
What orbit was it left in? Did the Dragon lower the perigee meaningfully before the separation or is it left near the current ISS altitude?
And how long is it expected to stay there before being slowed down enough to burn in the atmosphere?
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Per the timeline mentioned in the webcast the Crew Dragon separated from its trunk before the deorbit burn.
I suppose that happens so clean separation can be confirmed before committing to deorbit as reentry with the trunk still attached would be a problem (and it saves some fuel too).
But it means now there is a standalone Dragon trunk in LEO which might take some time to slow down to (uncontrollably) reentry.
What orbit was it left in? Did the Dragon lower the perigee meaningfully before the separation or is it left near the current ISS altitude?
And how long is it expected to stay there before being slowed down enough to burn in the atmosphere?
spacex reentry dragon-v2
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Per the timeline mentioned in the webcast the Crew Dragon separated from its trunk before the deorbit burn.
I suppose that happens so clean separation can be confirmed before committing to deorbit as reentry with the trunk still attached would be a problem (and it saves some fuel too).
But it means now there is a standalone Dragon trunk in LEO which might take some time to slow down to (uncontrollably) reentry.
What orbit was it left in? Did the Dragon lower the perigee meaningfully before the separation or is it left near the current ISS altitude?
And how long is it expected to stay there before being slowed down enough to burn in the atmosphere?
spacex reentry dragon-v2
asked Mar 8 at 18:11
jkavalikjkavalik
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Per the timeline mentioned in the webcast the Crew Dragon separated from its trunk before the deorbit burn.
I suppose that happens so clean separation can be confirmed before committing to deorbit as reentry with the trunk still attached would be a problem (and it saves some fuel too).
But it means now there is a standalone Dragon trunk in LEO which might take some time to slow down to (uncontrollably) reentry.
What orbit was it left in? Did the Dragon lower the perigee meaningfully before the separation or is it left near the current ISS altitude?
And how long is it expected to stay there before being slowed down enough to burn in the atmosphere?
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According to a tweet from Jonathan McDowell, it is in a nearly circular orbit.
Dragon Trunk cataloged as object 44064 in a 395 x 401 km orbit, only
a bit below ISS which is in a 406 x 411 k m orbit. Looks like the
Dep-3 and Dep-4 burns were quite small.
Short of information released from SpaceX, lifetime appears to be speculation for now. Mostly depends on the mass/density of the trunk. As it's empty, it could deorbit pretty rapidly (few months). But that remains to be seen.
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Referring to this orbital decay calculator using BowlOfRed’s initial altitude figure and assuming the trunk masses about 830kg with a 14 m^2 cross section, it should reenter in around one year.
This is highly sensitive to the influence of solar weather on Earth’s atmosphere, so it could be much sooner or much later.
answered Mar 8 at 20:30
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space.stackexchange.com/a/9063/5979 says "less than 1000kg".
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Citation needed, but I'll assume 830kg in my estimate instead of 2 tons, since that gives a nice round year time to reentry.
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According to a tweet from Jonathan McDowell, it is in a nearly circular orbit.
Dragon Trunk cataloged as object 44064 in a 395 x 401 km orbit, only
a bit below ISS which is in a 406 x 411 k m orbit. Looks like the
Dep-3 and Dep-4 burns were quite small.
Short of information released from SpaceX, lifetime appears to be speculation for now. Mostly depends on the mass/density of the trunk. As it's empty, it could deorbit pretty rapidly (few months). But that remains to be seen.
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According to a tweet from Jonathan McDowell, it is in a nearly circular orbit.
Dragon Trunk cataloged as object 44064 in a 395 x 401 km orbit, only
a bit below ISS which is in a 406 x 411 k m orbit. Looks like the
Dep-3 and Dep-4 burns were quite small.
Short of information released from SpaceX, lifetime appears to be speculation for now. Mostly depends on the mass/density of the trunk. As it's empty, it could deorbit pretty rapidly (few months). But that remains to be seen.
answered Mar 8 at 19:06
BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
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According to a tweet from Jonathan McDowell, it is in a nearly circular orbit.
Dragon Trunk cataloged as object 44064 in a 395 x 401 km orbit, only
a bit below ISS which is in a 406 x 411 k m orbit. Looks like the
Dep-3 and Dep-4 burns were quite small.
Short of information released from SpaceX, lifetime appears to be speculation for now. Mostly depends on the mass/density of the trunk. As it's empty, it could deorbit pretty rapidly (few months). But that remains to be seen.
answered Mar 8 at 19:06
BowlOfRedBowlOfRed
3,5311019
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According to a tweet from Jonathan McDowell, it is in a nearly circular orbit.
Dragon Trunk cataloged as object 44064 in a 395 x 401 km orbit, only
a bit below ISS which is in a 406 x 411 k m orbit. Looks like the
Dep-3 and Dep-4 burns were quite small.
Short of information released from SpaceX, lifetime appears to be speculation for now. Mostly depends on the mass/density of the trunk. As it's empty, it could deorbit pretty rapidly (few months). But that remains to be seen.
answered Mar 8 at 19:06
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Referring to this orbital decay calculator using BowlOfRed’s initial altitude figure and assuming the trunk masses about 830kg with a 14 m^2 cross section, it should reenter in around one year.
This is highly sensitive to the influence of solar weather on Earth’s atmosphere, so it could be much sooner or much later.
answered Mar 8 at 20:30
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
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space.stackexchange.com/a/9063/5979 says "less than 1000kg".
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– BowlOfRed
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Citation needed, but I'll assume 830kg in my estimate instead of 2 tons, since that gives a nice round year time to reentry.
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– Russell Borogove
Mar 9 at 1:14
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Referring to this orbital decay calculator using BowlOfRed’s initial altitude figure and assuming the trunk masses about 830kg with a 14 m^2 cross section, it should reenter in around one year.
This is highly sensitive to the influence of solar weather on Earth’s atmosphere, so it could be much sooner or much later.
answered Mar 8 at 20:30
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
89.7k3300385
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space.stackexchange.com/a/9063/5979 says "less than 1000kg".
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– BowlOfRed
Mar 9 at 0:47
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Citation needed, but I'll assume 830kg in my estimate instead of 2 tons, since that gives a nice round year time to reentry.
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– Russell Borogove
Mar 9 at 1:14
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Referring to this orbital decay calculator using BowlOfRed’s initial altitude figure and assuming the trunk masses about 830kg with a 14 m^2 cross section, it should reenter in around one year.
This is highly sensitive to the influence of solar weather on Earth’s atmosphere, so it could be much sooner or much later.
answered Mar 8 at 20:30
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
89.7k3300385
$endgroup$
Referring to this orbital decay calculator using BowlOfRed’s initial altitude figure and assuming the trunk masses about 830kg with a 14 m^2 cross section, it should reenter in around one year.
This is highly sensitive to the influence of solar weather on Earth’s atmosphere, so it could be much sooner or much later.
answered Mar 8 at 20:30
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
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answered Mar 8 at 20:30
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
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Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
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space.stackexchange.com/a/9063/5979 says "less than 1000kg".
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– BowlOfRed
Mar 9 at 0:47
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Citation needed, but I'll assume 830kg in my estimate instead of 2 tons, since that gives a nice round year time to reentry.
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– Russell Borogove
Mar 9 at 1:14
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2
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space.stackexchange.com/a/9063/5979 says "less than 1000kg".
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– BowlOfRed
Mar 9 at 0:47
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Citation needed, but I'll assume 830kg in my estimate instead of 2 tons, since that gives a nice round year time to reentry.
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– Russell Borogove
Mar 9 at 1:14
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space.stackexchange.com/a/9063/5979 says "less than 1000kg".
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– BowlOfRed
Mar 9 at 0:47
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space.stackexchange.com/a/9063/5979 says "less than 1000kg".
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– BowlOfRed
Mar 9 at 0:47
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Citation needed, but I'll assume 830kg in my estimate instead of 2 tons, since that gives a nice round year time to reentry.
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– Russell Borogove
Mar 9 at 1:14
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Citation needed, but I'll assume 830kg in my estimate instead of 2 tons, since that gives a nice round year time to reentry.
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– Russell Borogove
Mar 9 at 1:14
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