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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Polaris Dawn
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
- 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