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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31
Falcon 9 Block 5
Historical mission record
This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITEKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission
31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Resupply
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Cargo Dragon C208
- Destination
- International Space Station
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- International Space Station, Commercial Resupply Services
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, The Falcon 9 first stage B1083 has landed back at the launch site after its 5th 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, Liftoff Winds, Flight Through Precipitation
Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:05:00
Dragon Internal Power
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- 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+00:01:08
Max-Q
- T+00:02:19
MECO
- T+00:02:22
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:30
SES-1
- T+00:02:36
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+00:03:28
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:25
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:38
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:26
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:07:49
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:35
SECO-1
- T+00:09:25
Dragon Separation
- T+00:10:08
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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