SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Crew-1
Launched
November 16, 2020
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Crew-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 16, 2020. It was SpaceX's 111th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 6,014th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 21st this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Resilience (Crew-1), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 216 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Michael S. Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi, Shannon Walker and Victor J. Glover. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Resilience (C207). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1061 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 536 km downrange
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 42nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 21st this yearSpaceX's 111th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 6,014th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Michael S. HopkinsCommander · NASA · age 51 · 2nd flight
Soichi NoguchiMission Specialist · JAXA · age 55 · 3rd flight
Shannon WalkerMission Specialist · NASA · age 55 · 2nd flight
Victor J. GloverPilot · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Resilience (C207)
Crew Dragon Resilience was used for the Crew-1 mission.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 167 days
- Docked November 17, 2020 at Harmony forward
- Docked April 5, 2021 at Harmony zenith
Crew Dragon Resilience successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi after 6 months on the ISS. The capsule was recovered by recovery vessel GO Navigator (renamed to Shannon after Crew-1 mission specialist Shannon Walker).
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon Resilience (Crew-1) · NORAD 46920 · 2020-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-084A
- Epoch
- 2020-11-16 00:51:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.27621379 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015068
- Inclination
- 51.6474°
- Ascending node
- 317.3392°
- Arg. of perigee
- 357.6938°
- Mean anomaly
- 113.1131°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component
- Dragon Resilience (Crew-1) · NORAD 46920 · docked November 17, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX Crew-1 is the first crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
123rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 9th this year · 180th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
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Questions
When did Crew-1 launch?
Crew-1 launched on November 16, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Crew-1?
Coverage: Crew-1 Mission | Launch; Watch the Launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the International Space Station. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Crew-1?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Crew-1 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1061 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Crew-1 reach?
Dragon Resilience (Crew-1), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 216 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Crew-1 part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program