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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Axiom Space Mission 3
Launched
January 18, 2024 · 21:49 UTC
Summary
Axiom Space Mission 3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on January 18, 2024 at 21:49 UTC. It was SpaceX's 317th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 6,603rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 235th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 6th this year. Booster B1080 flew for the 5th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Axiom Ax-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 304 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Alper Gezeravci and Marcus Wandt. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Freedom (C212). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1080 · flight 5 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 88 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-24 · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Tourism · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for AXS
- Milestone
- 235th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 6th this yearSpaceX's 317th launch6th this yearhumanity's 6,603rd orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Michael López-AlegríaCommander · AXS · age 65 · 6th flight
Walter VilladeiPilot · IAF · age 49 · 2nd flight
Alper GezeravciMission Specialist · TAF · age 44 · first flight
Marcus WandtMission Specialist · ESA · age 43 · first flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Freedom (C212)
Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Crew-4.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 21 days
- Docked January 20, 2024 at Harmony forward
The Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean carrying 4 passengers.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Axiom Ax-3 · NORAD 58815 · 2024-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-015A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-18 23:45:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07511433 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0064444
- Inclination
- 51.6395°
- Ascending node
- 340.0728°
- Arg. of perigee
- 217.2962°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.0113°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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.
Flight timeline
- T−45MGO for Prop Load
- T−42MCrew Access Arm Retract
- T−39MDragon LES Arm
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−5MDragon Internal Power
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M43SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+3M29SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+6M18SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M29SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M23SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+7M40SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M48SSECO-1
- T+12MDragon Separation
- T+12M46SDragon Nosecode Open
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component
- Axiom Ax-3 · NORAD 58815 · docked January 20, 2024
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
169th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 227th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 18, 4:49 PM EST, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch successful, Crew Dragon on the way to the ISS.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 1/18/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/18/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 1/18/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/17/2024 · source
24 hours delay for additional checks.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/17/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/17/2024 · source
Weather > 95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/16/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2024 · source
Tweak in T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/31/2023 · source
Questions
When did Axiom Space Mission 3 launch?
Axiom Space Mission 3 launched on January 18, 2024 at 21:49 UTC.
Where can I watch Axiom Space Mission 3?
Coverage: Axiom Mission 3 Launches to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast); Ax-3 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Axiom Space Mission 3?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Axiom Space Mission 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 18, 4:49 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1080 flew for the 5th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did Axiom Space Mission 3 reach?
Axiom Ax-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 304 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Axiom Space Mission 3 part of?
Axiom Private Spaceflight. About Axiom Private Spaceflight