A collage of automated cargo spacecraft used in the past or present to resupply the International Space Station

A number of different spacecraft have been used to carry cargo to and from space stations.

Table code key

Spacecraft under development
Spacecraft is operational or inactive
Retired or cancelled spacecraft
§ Pressurized / Unpressurized payload capacity

Orbital space vehicles

Spacecraft Origin Manufacturer Launch system Length (m) Dry mass (kg) Launch mass (kg) Payload (kg) § Payload volume (m3) § Return payload (kg) Diameter (m) Generated power (W) Automated docking Status (No. Flights)
TKS  Soviet Union TsKBM Proton-K 17.51 13,688 21,620 12,600 4.15 2,400 No Retired (4)
Progress 7K-TG  Soviet Union Energia Soyuz-U None No Retired (43)
Progress-M
11F615A55		  Soviet Union
 Russia		 Energia Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U2		 7.2 7,130 2,600 7.6 150[lower-alpha 1] 2.72 600[1] Yes Retired (66)
Progress-M1
  Russia Energia Soyuz-U
Soyuz-FG		 None Yes Retired (11)
Progress-M
11F615A60		  Russia Energia Soyuz-U
Soyuz-2.1a		 7.2 7,150 2,230 7.6 None 2.72 700 Yes Retired (27 + 2 failed)
Cygnus (standard)  USA Orbital Antares 1x0 5.14 1,500[2] 2,000[2] 18.9[2] None 3.07 3,500[3] No Retired (3 + 1 failed)
Dragon (reusable)  USA SpaceX Falcon 9 6.1 4,200[4] 10,200[lower-alpha 2] 6,000[lower-alpha 3][5] 10.0 / (14 or 34)[lower-alpha 4][6] 3,000[lower-alpha 5][7] 3.7 2,000[8] No Retired (19 + 1 failed)[9]
ATV  Europe EADS Ariane 5ES 10.3 10,470[10] 20,750[10] 7,667[10] 48 None 4.5 3,800[11] Yes Retired (5)
HTV  Japan JAXA H-IIB 10 10,500[12] 16,500[12] 3,000 / 1,000[12] 14 / 16[12] 20[lower-alpha 6][13] 4.4 200 No Retired (9)
Tianzhou
(basic)		  China CAST Long March 7 10.6 13,500 6,900[lower-alpha 7][14] 18.1 None 3.35 Yes Retired (5)
Progress-MS  Russia Energia Soyuz-U
Soyuz-2.1a		 7.2 7,150 2,230 None Yes Operational[15]
Dragon 2 cargo (reusable)  USA SpaceX Falcon 9 8.1 6,400 6,000[16] 9.3 / 37 3,000[16] 4.0 Yes Operational
Cygnus (enhanced)  USA Northrop Grumman Antares 230
Antares 230+
Atlas V 401
Antares 330
Falcon 9		 6.34 1,800[17] 3,750 27[17] None 3.07 No Operational
Tianzhou (improved)  China CAST Long March 7 10.6 14,000 7,400[lower-alpha 8][14] 22.5 (~40 total) None 3.35 Yes Operational
Dream Chaser Cargo System (reusable)  USA Sierra Nevada Corporation Vulcan Centaur 5,000 / 500[18] 1,750[18] Yes Development
HTV-X  Japan JAXA H3 Launch Vehicle[19] 10[lower-alpha 9] 8,300 16,000, combined[20] 4,069 / 1,750 78[lower-alpha 10] 4.4 1,000 No[lower-alpha 11] Development[21]
Cygnus (Mission B)  USA Northrop Grumman Antares 330 5,000
Dragon XL  USA SpaceX Falcon 9 5,000[22] None Yes[22] Development[23]
Argo  Europe Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) Launch Vehicle Ambiguous 3,400 <13 Greater than or equal to 1 Ton [24] Yes Development[25]
NYX  Europe The Exploration Company Launch Vehicle Ambiguous 4,000 2500 pressurized and 100 unpressurized[26] Yes Development[27]

Notes

  1. ↑ With optional Raduga capsule.
  2. ↑ 4,200kg dry mass + 6,000kg up mass
  3. ↑ In any combination of pressurized or unpressurized.
  4. ↑ 34 unpressurized with extended trunk
  5. ↑ Capsule return.
  6. ↑ With optional HSRC.
  7. ↑ Including propellant.
  8. ↑ Including propellant.
  9. ↑ 10 with cargo module, 6.2 without.
  10. ↑ Combined.
  11. ↑ Technology trial of an automated IDSS docking port fitted in place of unpressurised cargo module being planned.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Progress M". Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cygnus Fast Sheet" (PDF). Orbital Sciences Co. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2012" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "SpaceX Brochure v7" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Bergin, Chris (19 October 2012). "Dragon enjoying ISS stay, despite minor issues – Falcon 9 investigation begins". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012. CRS-2 will debut the use of Dragon's Trunk section, capable of delivering unpressurized cargo, prior to the payload being removed by the ISS' robotic assets after berthing.
  6. ↑ "Overall Dragon Capabilities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  7. ↑ "Falcon 9 launches Dragon on CRS-1 mission to the ISS". 7 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Dragonlab Datasheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  9. ↑ Clark, Stephen. "With successful splashdown, SpaceX retires first version of Dragon spacecraft – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  10. 1 2 3 "ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle". ESA. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "ATV Utilization Relevant Data" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "JAXA transition examination of the new space station supply machine (HTV-X)" (PDF). JAXA. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "HTV 搭載小型回収カプセルの開発" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  14. 1 2 Jones, Andrew (10 May 2023). "Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft reaches China's Tiangong space station". spacenews.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Upgraded Progress MS docks with the ISS". NASASpaceflight.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Dragon". SpaceX. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Cygnus Spacecraft Information". Spaceflight101. Archived from the original on 2015-09-09.
  18. 1 2 "Sierra Nevada Hopes Dream Chaser Finds "Sweet Spot" of ISS Cargo Competition". SpaceNews. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "H3,H-IIA/Bのミッション割当て(案)" (PDF) (in Japanese). MEXT. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  20. ↑ "HTV-X, the new unmanned spacecraft now being developed by JAXA". JAXA. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  21. ↑ Funding for HTV-X development was included in the FY 2016 JAXA budget
  22. 1 2 "NASA picks SpaceX to deliver cargo to Gateway station in lunar orbit – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  23. ↑ Foust, Jeff (2023-02-24). "NASA plans to start work this year on first Gateway logistics mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  24. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (20 September 2023). "RFA-Led Consortium Submit Argo for ESA Commercial Cargo Initiative". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  25. ↑ Rocket Factory Augsburg. "One (c)argo capsule, tons of possibilities!". Twitter. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  26. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (23 February 2022). "The Exploration Company aims to offer Europe independent access to space". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  27. ↑ The Exploration Company. "Missions". Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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