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Crew-9

Launched

September 28, 2024 · 17:17 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
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Summary

Crew-9 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 28, 2024 at 17:17 UTC. It was SpaceX's 407th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 6,771st orbital launch attempt. It was the 322nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 93rd this year. Booster B1085 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Freedom (Crew-9), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 213 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Freedom (C212). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXCommercial Crew Program, International Space Station
Booster
  • B1085 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 39 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 10-5 · 15 km downrange
Mission
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA, RFSA
Milestone
322nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 93rd this yearSpaceX's 407th launch96th this yearhumanity's 6,771st orbital launch attempt182nd orbital launch attempt this year

Launch crew

2 people

Landing crew

4 people

Spacecraft

Crew Dragon Freedom (C212)

Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Crew-4.

  • Destination: International Space Station
  • Mission length: 171 days
  • Docked September 29, 2024 at Harmony forward
  • Docked November 3, 2024 at Harmony zenith

The Crew Dragon spacecraft has splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean carrying 4 astronauts back from the International Space Station.

Webcast

Replay
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Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
196 × 213 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
162.3°Ascending node
747 d agoElement epoch2024-09-28 17:29 UTC · stale

Dragon Freedom (Crew-9) · NORAD 61447 · 2024-178 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-178A
Epoch
2024-09-28 17:29:30 UTC
Mean motion
16.28125952 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0013006
Inclination
51.625°
Ascending node
162.3421°
Arg. of perigee
31.0863°
Mean anomaly
31.9268°
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

26 steps, T−45 min to T+12 min 50 s
  1. T−45MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−42MCrew Access Arm Retract
  3. T−39MDragon LES Arm
  4. T−35MProp Load
  5. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  6. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  7. T−7MEngine Chill
  8. T−5MDragon Internal Power
  9. T−1MTank Press
  10. T−1MStartup
  11. T−45SGO for Launch
  12. T−3SIgnition
  13. T−0Liftoff
  14. T+58SMax-Q
  15. T+2M27SMECO
  16. T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
  17. T+2M37SSES-1
  18. T+2M43SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  19. T+3M30SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  20. T+6M17SEntry Burn Startup
  21. T+6M29SEntry Burn Shutdown
  22. T+7M22SStage 1 Landing Burn
  23. T+7M39SStage 1 Landing
  24. T+8M50SSECO-1
  25. T+12M1SDragon Separation
  26. T+12M50SDragon Nosecode Open

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component

  • Dragon Freedom (Crew-9) · NORAD 61447 · docked September 29, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

SpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

263rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 45th this year · 976th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 28, 1:17 PM EDT, in daylight

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

10 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAOpen in maps

Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 28, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2024 · source

  • Updating launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2024 · source

  • Official Webcast by NASA has started

    LL2 · 9/28/2024 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/28/2024 · source

  • Weather is 55% favorable for launch.

    Nosu · 9/26/2024 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/25/2024 · source

  • Delayed to NET September 28 due to weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/24/2024 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/23/2024 · source

  • NET September 26.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/18/2024 · source

Questions

When did Crew-9 launch?

Crew-9 launched on September 28, 2024 at 17:17 UTC.

Where can I watch Crew-9?

Coverage: NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Launch; Трансляция запуска экипажа Crew-9 с Александром Горбуновым; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches space station crew for NASA from Cape Canaveral. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Crew-9?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Crew-9 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 28, 1:17 PM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1085 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Crew-9 reach?

Dragon Freedom (Crew-9), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 213 km orbit inclined 51.6°.

Which program is Crew-9 part of?

Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program