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United Launch AllianceAtlas V N22Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)
Launched
May 19, 2022
Summary
CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V N22 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 19, 2022. It was United Launch Alliance's 151st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,239th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas V N22 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 368 × 380 km orbit inclined 51.6°. One crew member flew: Rosie the Astronaut. The spacecraft was Starliner 2 (2). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Atlas V OFT-2The Space Devs
- Boeing Starliner OFT-2 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast)NASA
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas V N22 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 151st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,239th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Rosie the AstronautAnthropomorphic Test Device · BA · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Starliner 2 (2)
The second CST-100 Starliner capsule to fly.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 5 days 23 hours
- Docked May 21, 2022 at Harmony forward
The Starliner landed at White Sands Missile Range.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Starliner OFT-2 · NORAD 52715 · 2022-055 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-055A
- Epoch
- 2022-05-20 05:01:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.6717925 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008536
- Inclination
- 51.6434°
- Ascending node
- 115.226°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.1948°
- Mean anomaly
- 107.5876°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Starliner OFT-2 · NORAD 52715 · docked May 21, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the second uncrewed test flight for the Starliner spacecraft. Reflight of the OFT mission will allow Boeing to demonstrate readiness of the spacecraft and implement corrections to the problems which were found during the first OFT flight.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
105th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 3rd this year · 843rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch of Starliner into an ISS rendezvous trajectory
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 5/19/2022 · source
Webcast live
SwGustav · 5/19/2022 · source
Weather 90%
Jay · 5/19/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Jay · 5/19/2022 · source
Weather 70%
Nosu · 5/15/2022 · source
New launch time
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2022 · source
NET May 20
Nosu · 1/28/2022 · source
Boeing will use the service module initially built for the Crew Flight Test mission for the Orbital Flight Test 2 mission instead, which is now scheduled NET May 2022.
Nosu · 12/20/2021 · source
Starliner to be removed from Atlas V for repairs, delaying the launch until late October at the earliest pending ISS docking opportunities.
Nosu · 8/13/2021 · source
Questions
When did CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) launch?
CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) launched on May 19, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)?
Coverage: Atlas V OFT-2; Boeing Starliner OFT-2 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)?
Atlas V N22, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V N22 spec sheet
Where did CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) reach?
It reached a 368 × 380 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program