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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Axiom Space Mission 1
Launched
April 8, 2022
Summary
Axiom Space Mission 1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 8, 2022. It was SpaceX's 165th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 6,220th orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 13th this year. Booster B1062 flew for the 5th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Axiom Ax-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 259 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Michael López-Alegría, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1062 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 91 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 4-5 · 545 km downrange
- Mission
- Tourism · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 91st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 13th this yearSpaceX's 165th launch13th this yearhumanity's 6,220th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Michael López-AlegríaCommander · AXS · age 63 · 5th flight
Larry ConnorPilot · AXS · age 72 · first flight
Eytan StibbeMission Specialist · AXS · age 64 · first flight
Mark PathyMission Specialist · AXS · age 52 · first flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206)
Crew Dragon 6 is the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched on the SpaceX DM-2 demonstration mission to the ISS.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 17 days
- Docked April 9, 2022 at Harmony zenith
Crew Dragon Endeavour successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean with 4 private astronauts, former NASA astronaut Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Larry Connor, Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe of Isreal, and Mission Specialist Mark Pathy after 16 days docked to the ISS (17 days in space). The capsule was recovered by recovery vessel Megan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Axiom Ax-1 · NORAD 52204 · 2022-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-037A
- Epoch
- 2022-04-08 18:35:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16293702 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003384
- Inclination
- 51.644°
- Ascending node
- 320.5959°
- Arg. of perigee
- 227.9694°
- Mean anomaly
- 228.5275°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component
- Axiom Ax-1 · NORAD 52204 · docked April 9, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a commander professionally trained by Axiom alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.
Related page: Meet Ax-1, The Beginning of a New Era —Related page: www.spacex.com
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
142nd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 5th this year · 199th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Weather 90%
Jay · 4/7/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Jay · 4/6/2022 · source
Go for launch
Jay · 4/6/2022 · source
Weather 70%
Jay · 4/5/2022 · source
Targeting April 8 at 15:17 UTC
Jay · 4/4/2022 · source
NET April 7 due to SLS wet dress rehearsal delay
Nosu · 4/3/2022 · source
NET Apr 6th
SwGustav · 3/28/2022 · source
Adding T-0
Nosu · 3/17/2022 · source
New launch date (NET).
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2022 · source
Questions
When did Axiom Space Mission 1 launch?
Axiom Space Mission 1 launched on April 8, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Axiom Space Mission 1?
Coverage: Falcon 9 Ax-1 Mission; Ax-1 Mission | Launch; Axiom Mission 1 Launches to the Space Station (Official NASA Stream). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Axiom Space Mission 1?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Axiom Space Mission 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1062 flew for the 5th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Axiom Space Mission 1 reach?
Axiom Ax-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 259 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Axiom Space Mission 1 part of?
Axiom Private Spaceflight. About Axiom Private Spaceflight