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Crew-11

Launched

August 1, 2025 · 15:43 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 40% go
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Summary

Crew-11 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on August 1, 2025 at 15:43 UTC. It was SpaceX's 547th launch, 98th this year and humanity's 7,020th orbital launch attempt. It was the 456th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 95th this year. Booster B1094 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 199 × 221 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Kimiya Yui, Edward Michael Fincke, Zena Cardman and Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206). One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXCommercial Crew Program, International Space Station
Booster
  • B1094 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 37 days after its previous flight, Axiom Space Mission 4 · 15 km downrange
Mission
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for JAXA, NASA, RFSA
Milestone
456th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 95th this yearSpaceX's 547th launch98th this yearhumanity's 7,020th orbital launch attempt171st orbital launch attempt this year

Crew

4 people

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: 166 days
  • Docked August 2, 2025 at Harmony zenith

The Crew Dragon capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean.

Webcast

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Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
199 × 221 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
81.7°Ascending node
440 d agoElement epoch2025-08-01 16:04 UTC · stale

Dragon Endeavour (Crew-11) · NORAD 65077 · 2025-166 · Space-Track

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-166A
Epoch
2025-08-01 16:04:06 UTC
Mean motion
16.26231033 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0016638
Inclination
51.6451°
Ascending node
81.7218°
Arg. of perigee
6.7914°
Mean anomaly
89.9538°
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

26 steps, T−45 min to T+10 min 25 s
  1. T−45MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−42MCrew Access Arm Retract
  3. T−39MDragon LES Arm
  4. T−35MProp Load
  5. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  6. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  7. T−7MEngine Chill
  8. T−5MDragon Internal Power
  9. T−1MStartup
  10. T−1MTank Press
  11. T−45SGO for Launch
  12. T−3SIgnition
  13. T−0Liftoff
  14. T+1M12SMax-Q
  15. T+2M24SMECO
  16. T+2M27SStage 2 Separation
  17. T+2M35SSES-1
  18. T+2M41SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  19. T+3M28SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  20. T+6M20SEntry Burn Startup
  21. T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
  22. T+7M20SStage 1 Landing Burn
  23. T+7M43SStage 1 Landing
  24. T+8M46SSECO-1
  25. T+9M37SDragon Separation
  26. T+10M25SDragon Nosecode Open

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload

  • Dragon Endeavour (Crew-11) · NORAD 65077 · docked August 2, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

SpaceX Crew-11 is the eleventh crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Official page: SpaceX

News

1 story

Pad

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Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

211th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 17th this year · 269th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 1, 11:43 AM EDT, in daylight

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

30 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Nosecone open. Launch success.

hitura-nobad · Aug 1, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff!!

    hitura-nobad · 8/1/2025 · source

  • Updating Weather POG to 40%

    hitura-nobad · 8/1/2025 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 60% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/1/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by NASA has started

    LL2 · 8/1/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/31/2025 · source

  • Weather is 75% favorable for launch.

    hitura-nobad · 7/31/2025 · source

  • Now targeting August 1st at 15:43 UTC.

    hitura-nobad · 7/31/2025 · source

  • Standown due to weather rules.

    hitura-nobad · 7/31/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by NASA has started

    LL2 · 7/31/2025 · source

Questions

When did Crew-11 launch?

Crew-11 launched on August 1, 2025 at 15:43 UTC.

Where can I watch Crew-11?

Coverage: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Launch; NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Launch; Трансляция запуска экипажа Crew-11 с Олегом Платоновым. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Crew-11?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Crew-11 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 1, 11:43 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1094 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Crew-11 reach?

It reached a 199 × 221 km orbit inclined 51.6°.

Which program is Crew-11 part of?

Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program