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CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test

Launched

June 5, 2024 · 14:52 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
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Summary

CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V N22 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 5, 2024 at 14:52 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 162nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,701st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas V N22 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 329 × 338 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Sunita Williams and Barry E. Wilmore. The spacecraft was Starliner Calypso (3). One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Atlas V N22 · United Launch AllianceCommercial Crew Program, International Space Station
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for BA, NASA
Milestone
3rd Atlas V N22 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 162nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,701st orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year

Crew

2 people

Spacecraft

Starliner Calypso (3)

The first CST-100 Starliner capsule to fly.

  • Destination: International Space Station
  • Mission length: 93 days
  • Docked June 6, 2024 at Harmony forward

The Starliner spacecraft Calypso has landed at White Sands Missile Range.

Webcast

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Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
329 × 338 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
91.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
12.4°Ascending node
862 d agoElement epoch2024-06-05 16:44 UTC · stale

Calypso · NORAD 59968 · 2024-109 · Space-Track

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-109A
Epoch
2024-06-05 16:44:47 UTC
Mean motion
15.81553542 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0006743
Inclination
51.632°
Ascending node
12.4246°
Arg. of perigee
312.7867°
Mean anomaly
155.4126°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
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.

Flight timeline

12 steps, T−11 min to T+14 min 55 s
  1. T−11MCrew Access Arm Retract
  2. T−7MGO for Launch
  3. T−2SIgnition
  4. T+1SLiftoff
  5. T+1M1SMax-Q
  6. T+1M5SSupersonic
  7. T+2M20SBooster Separation
  8. T+4M28SMECO
  9. T+4M34SStage 2 Separation
  10. T+4M44SSES
  11. T+11M55SSECO
  12. T+14M55SStarliner Separation

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload

  • Calypso · NORAD 59968 · docked June 6, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

This is the first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft. It will carry NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 41

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

112th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 958th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 5, 10:52 AM EDT, in daylight

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

149 days after the previous launch from this pad

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

Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jun 5, 2024 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2024 · source

  • Official Webcast by NASA has started

    LL2 · 6/5/2024 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2024 · source

  • Updated launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2024 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/3/2024 · source

  • Moving to the next window on June 5, TBC

    Nosu · 6/1/2024 · source

  • Next attempt NET June 2 confirmed.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/1/2024 · source

  • Weather 85% GO on June 2nd.

    hitura-nobad · 6/1/2024 · source

  • Scrub for the day, next opportunity on June 2nd.

    hitura-nobad · 6/1/2024 · source

Questions

When did CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test launch?

CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test launched on June 5, 2024 at 14:52 UTC.

Where can I watch CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test?

Coverage: NASA’s Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch – June 5, 2024 (Official NASA Broadcast); NASA’s Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch – June 1, 2024 (Official NASA Broadcast); NASA’s Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch Attempt – May 6, 2024 (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay

What rocket launched CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test?

Atlas V N22, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V N22 spec sheet

Where did CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test launch from?

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 5, 10:52 AM EDT local time at the pad.

What orbit did CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test reach?

It reached a 329 × 338 km orbit inclined 51.6°.

Which program is CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test part of?

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