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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Crew-6
Launched
March 2, 2023 · 05:34 UTC
Summary
Crew-6 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 2, 2023 at 05:34 UTC. It was SpaceX's 227th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 6,397th orbital launch attempt. It was the 151st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 13th this year. Booster B1078 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Endeavour (Crew-6), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 217 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Warren Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, Andrei Fedyaev and Sultan Al Neyadi. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1078 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 550 km downrange
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 151st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 13th this yearSpaceX's 227th launch14th this yearhumanity's 6,397th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Warren HoburgPilot · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Stephen BowenSpacecraft Commander · NASA · age 59 · 4th flight
Andrei FedyaevMission Specialist · RFSA · age 42 · first flight
Sultan Al NeyadiMission Specialist · MBRSC · age 41 · first 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: 185 days
- Docked March 3, 2023 at Harmony zenith
- Docked May 6, 2023 at Harmony forward
The Crew Dragon spacecraft has 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 Endeavour (Crew-6) · NORAD 55740 · 2023-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-027A
- Epoch
- 2023-03-02 05:58:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26987939 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001354
- Inclination
- 51.6454°
- Ascending node
- 138.4061°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.6998°
- Mean anomaly
- 110.5826°
- 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-6) · NORAD 55740 · docked March 3, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX Crew-6 is the sixth 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
158th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 216th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 2, 12:34 AM EST, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success, Crew Dragon on the way to the ISS.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/2/2023 · source
Webcast live
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/2/2023 · source
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/1/2023 · source
Weather 95%
Nosu · 2/28/2023 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 2/27/2023 · source
NET March 2
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2023 · source
Scrub, next possible window on February 28
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2023 · source
Hold die to TEA-TEB issue.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2023 · source
Webcast live
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/27/2023 · source
Questions
When did Crew-6 launch?
Crew-6 launched on March 2, 2023 at 05:34 UTC.
Where can I watch Crew-6?
Coverage: Crew-6 Mission | Launch; NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 March 2 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast in 4K); NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Feb. 27 Launch Attempt (Official NASA Broadcast in 4K). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Crew-6?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Crew-6 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 2, 12:34 AM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1078 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Crew-6 reach?
Dragon Endeavour (Crew-6), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 217 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Crew-6 part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program