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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Crew-2
Launched
April 23, 2021
Summary
Crew-2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 23, 2021. It was SpaceX's 131st launch, 14th this year and humanity's 6,068th orbital launch attempt. It was the 58th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 11th this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Endeavour (Crew-2), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 221 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Thomas Pesquet, Akihiko Hoshide, K. Megan McArthur and Robert S. Kimbrough. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 58th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 11th this yearSpaceX's 131st launch14th this yearhumanity's 6,068th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Thomas PesquetMission Specialist · ESA · age 43 · 2nd flight
Akihiko HoshideMission Specialist · JAXA · age 52 · 3rd flight
K. Megan McArthurPilot · NASA · age 49 · 2nd flight
Robert S. KimbroughSpacecraft Commander · NASA · age 53 · 3rd flight
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: 199 days
- Docked April 24, 2021 at Harmony forward
- Docked July 21, 2021 at Harmony zenith
Crew Dragon Endeavour successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi after 6 months on the ISS. The capsule was recovered by recovery vessel GO Navigator (now known as Shannon).
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon Endeavour (Crew-2) · NORAD 48209 · 2021-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-030A
- Epoch
- 2021-04-23 10:12:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26573294 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017664
- Inclination
- 51.6426°
- Ascending node
- 253.9566°
- Arg. of perigee
- 8.6746°
- Mean anomaly
- 101.6785°
- 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 Endeavour (Crew-2) · NORAD 48209 · docked April 24, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX Crew-2 is the second crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. It used the same Falcon 9 first stage as the Crew-1 mission and the same Crew Dragon capsule as the Demo-2 mission (Endeavour).
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
129th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 186th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Questions
When did Crew-2 launch?
Crew-2 launched on April 23, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Crew-2?
Coverage: Falcon 9 Crew-2; Crew-2 Mission | Launch; Watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 Launch to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Crew-2?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Crew-2 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1061 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Crew-2 reach?
Dragon Endeavour (Crew-2), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 221 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Crew-2 part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program