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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Crew-5
Launched
October 5, 2022
Summary
Crew-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on October 5, 2022. It was SpaceX's 196th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 6,310th orbital launch attempt. It was the 122nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 44th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Endurance (Crew-5), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 217 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Koichi Wakata, Josh A. Cassada, Nicole Aunapu Mann and Anna Kikina. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Endurance (C210). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Crew-5 Mission | LaunchSpaceX
- Booster
- B1077 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 547 km downrange
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 122nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 44th this yearSpaceX's 196th launch44th this yearhumanity's 6,310th orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Koichi WakataMission Specialist · JAXA · age 59 · 5th flight
Josh A. CassadaPilot · NASA · age 49 · first flight
Nicole Aunapu MannSpacecraft Commander · NASA · age 45 · first flight
Anna KikinaMission Specialist · RFSA · age 38 · 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: 157 days
- Docked October 6, 2022 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-5) · NORAD 53963 · 2022-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-124A
- Epoch
- 2022-10-05 16:24:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.27165252 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014438
- Inclination
- 51.6462°
- Ascending node
- 149.6384°
- Arg. of perigee
- 358.4699°
- Mean anomaly
- 112.4853°
- 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-5) · NORAD 53963 · docked October 6, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX Crew-5 is the fifth 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
151st launch from Launch Complex 39A, 14th this year · 208th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch of Crew-5 towards the International Space Station.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 10/5/2022 · source
Weather >90%
Nosu · 10/4/2022 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 10/2/2022 · source
Delayed by 24 hours
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/29/2022 · source
Delayed by a day due to Hurricane Ian
SwGustav · 9/27/2022 · source
Setting GO
Jay · 9/23/2022 · source
NET October 3
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/25/2022 · source
NET early October, in the early afternoon EDT.
Nosu · 8/4/2022 · source
NET September 29
Jay · 7/21/2022 · source
Questions
When did Crew-5 launch?
Crew-5 launched on October 5, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Crew-5?
Coverage: Crew-5 Mission | Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Crew-5?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Crew-5 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1077 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Crew-5 reach?
Dragon Endurance (Crew-5), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 217 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Crew-5 part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program