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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITEKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission
First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Crew Dragon Resilience
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- Polaris
- Recovery
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1083 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its 4th 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.
3h 31m windowPublished target
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Target ·
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Weather concerns
Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation
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+00:02:38
MECO
- T+00:02:42
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:51
SES-1
- T+00:07:39
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:08:01
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:08:59
SECO-1
- T+00:09:11
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:09:35
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:12:16
Dragon Separation
- T+00:12:58
Dragon Nosecode Open
Launch site & orbit
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The mission in perspective
Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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