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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 3
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Axiom Space Mission 3

Falcon 9 Block 5

Historical mission record

This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 3 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Mission

This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a professionally trained commander alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Tourism
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Freedom
Destination
International Space Station
Launch pad
Launch Complex 39A
Provider
SpaceX
Programs
Axiom Private Spaceflight
Recovery
Return to Launch Site, The Falcon 9 first stage has landed back at the launch site after this flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
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
B1080
SpaceX
Core

B1080

Flight 5ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Landing Zone 1
Landing method
Return to Launch Site

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

Flight timeline

Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.

  1. T−00:45:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:42:00

    Crew Access Arm Retract

  3. T−00:39:00

    Dragon LES Arm

  4. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  5. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  6. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

Show the full sequence (26 events)
  1. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  2. T−00:05:00

    Dragon Internal Power

  3. T−00:01:00

    Startup

  4. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

  5. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  6. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  7. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  8. T+00:01:12

    Max-Q

  9. T+00:02:26

    MECO

  10. T+00:02:29

    Stage 2 Separation

  11. T+00:02:36

    SES-1

  12. T+00:02:43

    Booster Boostback Burn Startup

  13. T+00:03:29

    Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

  14. T+00:06:18

    Entry Burn Startup

  15. T+00:06:29

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  16. T+00:07:23

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  17. T+00:07:40

    Stage 1 Landing

  18. T+00:08:48

    SECO-1

  19. T+00:12:00

    Dragon Separation

  20. T+00:12:46

    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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