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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
SpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Crew Dragon Freedom
- Destination
- International Space Station
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- International Space Station, Commercial Crew Program
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, The Falcon 9 first stage B1085 has landed back at the launch site after its 2nd flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Recorded timing
This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.
Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
A single scheduled moment. The schedule may change before launch.
Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation, Surface Electric Fields Rule
Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:45:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:42:00
Crew Access Arm Retract
- T−00:39:00
Dragon LES Arm
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
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- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:05:00
Dragon Internal Power
- T−00:01:00
Startup
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:00:58
Max-Q
- T+00:02:27
MECO
- T+00:02:30
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:37
SES-1
- T+00:02:43
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+00:03:30
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:17
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:29
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:22
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:07:39
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:50
SECO-1
- T+00:12:01
Dragon Separation
- T+00:12:50
Dragon Nosecode Open
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch site & orbit
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