SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Crew-3
Launched
November 11, 2021
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Crew-3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 11, 2021. It was SpaceX's 145th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 6,148th orbital launch attempt. It was the 71st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 24th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 2nd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Endurance (Crew-3), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 220 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Thomas Marshburn, Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Matthias Maurer. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Endurance (C210). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1067 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 160 days after its previous flight, Dragon CRS-2 SpX-22 · 547 km downrange
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 71st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 24th this yearSpaceX's 145th launch28th this yearhumanity's 6,148th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Thomas MarshburnPilot · NASA · age 61 · 3rd flight
Kayla BarronMission Specialist · NASA · age 34 · first flight
Raja ChariCommander · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Matthias MaurerMission Specialist · ESA · age 51 · first flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Endurance (C210)
Crew Dragon spacecraft used for the Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 176 days
- Docked November 11, 2021 at Harmony forward
The Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico carrying 4 astronauts back from the International Space Station.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon Endurance (Crew-3) · NORAD 49407 · 2021-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-103A
- Epoch
- 2021-11-11 02:27:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26825999 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017238
- Inclination
- 51.6418°
- Ascending node
- 336.3769°
- Arg. of perigee
- 6.0621°
- Mean anomaly
- 104.3579°
- 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 Endurance (Crew-3) · NORAD 49407 · docked November 11, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX Crew-3 is the third 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
135th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 10th this year · 192nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch of Crew-3 towards the International Space Station
Show 9 earlier updates
Weather 70%
Nosu · 11/10/2021 · source
New tentative launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/6/2021 · source
Earliest launch opportunity is 02:51 UTC on November 9 (9:51pm ET on Nov. 8) if mission teams do not pursue the Crew-2 return on November 7/8.
Nosu · 11/4/2021 · source
Weather 40%
Nosu · 11/3/2021 · source
T-0 confirmed by NASA
Nosu · 11/1/2021 · source
Adding T-0
Nosu · 11/1/2021 · source
Launch delayed to NET Saturday, November 6 due to a minor medical issue with one of the crew members.
Nosu · 11/1/2021 · source
Delayed due to unfavorable weather along Crew Dragon's flight path.
Nosu · 10/30/2021 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 10/28/2021 · source
Questions
When did Crew-3 launch?
Crew-3 launched on November 11, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Crew-3?
Coverage: Falcon 9 Crew-3; Crew-3 Mission | Launch; NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Launch to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Crew-3?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Crew-3 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1067 flew for the 2nd time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Crew-3 reach?
Dragon Endurance (Crew-3), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 220 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Crew-3 part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program