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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Crew-4
Launched
April 27, 2022
Summary
Crew-4 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 27, 2022. It was SpaceX's 168th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 6,225th orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 16th this year. Booster B1067 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Freedom (Crew-4), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 218 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Samantha Cristoforetti, Robert Hines, Kjell N. Lindgren and Jessica Watkins. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Freedom (C212). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1067 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 129 days after its previous flight, Türksat 5B · 546 km downrange
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 94th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 16th this yearSpaceX's 168th launch16th this yearhumanity's 6,225th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Samantha CristoforettiMission Specialist · ESA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Robert HinesPilot · NASA · age 47 · first flight
Kjell N. LindgrenSpacecraft Commander · NASA · age 49 · 2nd flight
Jessica WatkinsMission Specialist · NASA · age 33 · first flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Freedom (C212)
Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Crew-4.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 170 days
- Docked April 27, 2022 at Harmony zenith
The Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean carrying 4 astronauts back from the International Space Station.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Dragon Freedom (Crew-4) · NORAD 52318 · 2022-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-042A
- Epoch
- 2022-04-27 08:17:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26952683 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015472
- Inclination
- 51.6455°
- Ascending node
- 228.5877°
- Arg. of perigee
- 2.7452°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.4366°
- 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 Freedom (Crew-4) · NORAD 52318 · docked April 27, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX Crew-4 is the fourth 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
143rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 6th this year · 200th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 4/27/2022
Go for launch
Jay · 4/26/2022 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 4/24/2022 · source
Updating launch date
Nosu · 4/22/2022 · source
New NET launch date
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/21/2022 · source
Weather 60%
Nosu · 4/20/2022 · source
SwGustav · 4/15/2022 · source
Delayed to 23rd
SwGustav · 4/12/2022 · source
Delayed to no earlier than April 21.
Jay · 4/6/2022 · source
Questions
When did Crew-4 launch?
Crew-4 launched on April 27, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Crew-4?
Coverage: Falcon 9 Crew 4; Crew-4 Mission | Launch; NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Crew-4?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Crew-4 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1067 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Crew-4 reach?
Dragon Freedom (Crew-4), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 218 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Crew-4 part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program