SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Axiom Space Mission 2
Launched
May 21, 2023 · 21:37 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Axiom Space Mission 2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 21, 2023 at 21:37 UTC. It was SpaceX's 248th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 6,443rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 170th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 32nd this year. Booster B1080 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Axiom Ax-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 310 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali AlQarni and Rayyanah Barnawi. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Freedom (C212). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1080 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 170th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 32nd this yearSpaceX's 248th launch35th this yearhumanity's 6,443rd orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Peggy WhitsonCommander · AXS · age 63 · 4th flight
John ShoffnerPilot · AXS · age 67 · first flight
Ali AlQarniMission Specialist · SSA · first flight
Rayyanah BarnawiMission Specialist · SSA · first flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Freedom (C212)
Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Crew-4.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 9 days 5 hours
- Docked May 22, 2023 at Harmony zenith
The Crew Dragon spacecraft has splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico carrying 4 passengers.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Axiom Ax-2 · NORAD 56739 · 2023-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-070A
- Epoch
- 2023-05-22 00:56:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06352912 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0069542
- Inclination
- 51.6483°
- Ascending node
- 98.2549°
- Arg. of perigee
- 211.305°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.3189°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-2 · NORAD 56739 · docked May 22, 2023
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 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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
161st launch from Launch Complex 39A, 6th this year · 219th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: May 21, 5:37 PM EDT, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch onto the rendezvous trajectory with the ISS
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 5/21/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 5/21/2023 · source
Weather 60%
Nosu · 5/19/2023 · source
Updated launch date confirmed by NASA
Jay · 5/5/2023 · source
Reportedly targeting May 17 at 23:34 UTC.
Nosu · 4/25/2023 · source
No longer scheduled on May 8/9.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/23/2023 · source
NET May 8 EDT per Axiom Space.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/6/2023 · source
NET May 2, 1 am EDT (time is per https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html)
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/24/2023 · source
Adding very approximate T-0
Nosu · 3/22/2023 · source
Questions
When did Axiom Space Mission 2 launch?
Axiom Space Mission 2 launched on May 21, 2023 at 21:37 UTC.
Where can I watch Axiom Space Mission 2?
Coverage: Ax-2 Mission | Launch; Axiom Mission 2 Launches to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Axiom Space Mission 2?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Axiom Space Mission 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 21, 5:37 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1080 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did Axiom Space Mission 2 reach?
Axiom Ax-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 310 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Axiom Space Mission 2 part of?
Axiom Private Spaceflight. About Axiom Private Spaceflight