SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Crew-12
Launched
February 13, 2026 · 10:15 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Crew-12 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 13, 2026 at 10:15 UTC. It was SpaceX's 636th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 7,207th orbital launch attempt. It was the 543rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 17th this year. Booster B1101 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 40. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 215 × 249 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Andrei Fedyaev and Sophie Adenot. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Freedom (C212). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1101 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 40 · landed4/4 landed here · 40 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-88
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for ESA, NASA, RFSA
- Milestone
- 543rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 17th this yearSpaceX's 636th launch17th this yearhumanity's 7,207th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Jessica MeirSpacecraft Commander · NASA · age 48 · 2nd flight
Jack HathawayPilot · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Andrei FedyaevFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 44 · 2nd flight
Sophie AdenotFlight Engineer · ESA · age 43 · first flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Freedom (C212)
Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Crew-4.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Docked February 14, 2026 at Harmony zenith
The Crew Dragon Freedom capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Dragon Freedom (Crew-12) · NORAD 67796 · 2026-031 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DRAGON FREEDOM 3
- Object ID
- 2026-031A
- Epoch
- 2026-02-13 14:39:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18051748 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025866
- Inclination
- 51.6318°
- Ascending node
- 191.8838°
- Arg. of perigee
- 226.1048°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.7834°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.00025516
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+2M24SMECO
- T+2M27SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M31SStage 1 Flip
- T+2M35SSES-1
- T+2M41SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+3M27SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+6M20SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M17SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+7M42SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M47SSECO-1
- T+9M37SDragon Separation
- T+10M25SDragon Nosecode Open
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Dragon Freedom (Crew-12) · NORAD 67796 · docked February 14, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
News
Press conference: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to EuropeESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has returned to Europe following her 237-day εpsilon mission aboard the International Space Station. A press conference with Sophie and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander took place on 13 October 2026 at 11:00 CEST in Cologne, Germany.
Welcome home, Sophie AdenotAfter 237 days and over 3,700 orbits around Earth aboard the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot is back on Earth!
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns from her first mission to the International Space StationESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has arrived back in Europe, landing in Cologne, Germany, following her return to Earth with Crew-12 after 237 days, nearly eight months, aboard the International Space Station for her εpsilon mission.
Crew-12 Back on Earth as ISS Keeps BusyNASA’s Crew-12 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California this morning, bringing the 237-day mission to an end. Their replacements on Crew-13 arrived a week […]
Crew-12 Returns to EarthThe SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. The four spent […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑12 Splashes Down, Sets Briefing to Discuss MissionAfter more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles. The crew members will discuss their science mission during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. […]
Splashdown confirmed for Sophie AdenotESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth with Crew-12 after her nearly eight-month εpsilon mission to the International Space Station, splashing down off the coast of California, USA, at 15:34 GMT/17:34 CEST on 8 October 2026.
Crew-12 set to depart the ISS after eighth months in orbitAfter eight months aboard the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission is scheduled…
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
362nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 8th this year · 1,085th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 13, 5:15 AM EST, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch successful.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 2/13/2026 · source
Official Webcast by NASA has started
LL2 · 2/13/2026 · source
Adjusted T-0
hitura-nobad · 2/12/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/12/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 85% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/11/2026 · source
Delayed to February 13 due to ascent abort contingency weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/10/2026 · source
Delayed to February 12 due to ascent abort contingency weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/9/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/4/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/3/2026 · source
Questions
When did Crew-12 launch?
Crew-12 launched on February 13, 2026 at 10:15 UTC.
Where can I watch Crew-12?
Coverage: NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Launch; NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launch; Launch of Crew-12 with Sophie Adenot | εpsilon mission (Official English broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Crew-12?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Crew-12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Feb 13, 5:15 AM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1101 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 40.
What orbit did Crew-12 reach?
It reached a 215 × 249 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Crew-12 part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program