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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Crew-8
Launched
March 4, 2024 · 03:53 UTC
Summary
Crew-8 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 4, 2024 at 03:53 UTC. It was SpaceX's 331st launch, 20th this year and humanity's 6,631st orbital launch attempt. It was the 249th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 20th this year. Booster B1083 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Endeavour (Crew-8), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 222 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 4 crew members flew: Michael Barratt, Jeanette J. Epps, Matthew Dominick and Alexander Grebenkin. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- B1083 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA, RFSA
- Milestone
- 249th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 20th this yearSpaceX's 331st launch20th this yearhumanity's 6,631st orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Michael BarrattPilot · NASA · age 64 · 3rd flight
Jeanette J. EppsMission Specialist · NASA · age 53 · first flight
Matthew DominickCommander · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Alexander GrebenkinMission Specialist · RFSA · 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: 235 days
- Docked March 5, 2024 at Harmony forward
- Docked May 2, 2024 at Harmony zenith
The Crew Dragon spacecraft 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-8) · NORAD 59097 · 2024-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-042A
- Epoch
- 2024-03-04 04:14:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26106538 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017785
- Inclination
- 51.6502°
- Ascending node
- 116.1578°
- Arg. of perigee
- 7.8118°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.1633°
- 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.
Flight timeline
- T−45MGO for Prop Load
- T−42MCrew Access Arm Retract
- T−39MDragon LES Arm
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−5MDragon Internal Power
- T−1MStartup
- T−1MTank Press
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+58SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+2M43SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+3M30SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+6M16SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M21SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+7M38SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M49SSECO-1
- T+11M55SDragon Separation
- T+12M43SDragon Nosecode Open
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component
- Dragon Endeavour (Crew-8) · NORAD 59097 · docked March 5, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth 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
172nd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 230th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 3, 10:53 PM EST, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/3/2024 · source
Scrubbed due to ascent corridor high winds.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/3/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/3/2024 · source
Delayed to March 3rd (UTC) due to unfavorable ascent corridor weather
hitura-nobad · 2/29/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/28/2024 · source
Questions
When did Crew-8 launch?
Crew-8 launched on March 4, 2024 at 03:53 UTC.
Where can I watch Crew-8?
Coverage: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast); Crew-8 Mission | Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Crew-8?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Crew-8 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 3, 10:53 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1083 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did Crew-8 reach?
Dragon Endeavour (Crew-8), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 222 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Crew-8 part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program