SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23
Launched
August 29, 2021
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on August 29, 2021. It was SpaceX's 142nd launch, 25th this year and humanity's 6,121st orbital launch attempt. It was the 68th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 21st this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-23, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 246 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C208 (C208). 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Falcon 9 CRS-2 SpX-23The Space Devs
- CRS-23 MissionSpaceX
- CRS-23 MissionSpaceX
- Booster
- B1061 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 84 days after its previous flight, Sirius SXM-8 · 300 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 68th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 21st this yearSpaceX's 142nd launch25th this yearhumanity's 6,121st orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cargo Dragon C208 (C208)
C208 is the first Cargo Dragon 2 and was launched as part of the CRS-21 mission.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 32 days
- Docked August 30, 2021 at Harmony forward
The Cargo Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean carrying scientific research and station hardware.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-23 · NORAD 49117 · 2021-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-078A
- Epoch
- 2021-08-29 09:09:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1875403 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023587
- Inclination
- 51.645°
- Ascending node
- 341.2773°
- Arg. of perigee
- 244.0359°
- Mean anomaly
- 235.6701°
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 component
- Dragon CRS-23 · NORAD 49117 · docked August 30, 2021
- Binar-1 · NORAD 49272 · re-entered September 30, 2022
- Maya-3 · NORAD 49273 · re-entered August 4, 2022
- Maya-4 · NORAD 49274 · re-entered August 8, 2022
- CUAVA-1 · NORAD 49275 · re-entered September 2, 2022
- CAPSat · NORAD 49276 · re-entered September 18, 2022
- PR-CuNaR2 · NORAD 49277 · re-entered August 30, 2022
- SPACE HAUC · NORAD 49278 · re-entered April 11, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX will launch the cargo variant of its Dragon 2 spacecraft on their 23rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon will be filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
133rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 8th this year · 190th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch of Cargo Dragon C208 towards the International Space Station as part of CRS-23. Docking scheduled for 15:00 UTC on Monday August 30.
Show 6 earlier updates
Weather 80%
Nosu · 8/29/2021 · source
Weather 60%
Nosu · 8/28/2021 · source
Launch scrubbed due to weather. Next attempt on August 29 at 07:14 UTC.
Nosu · 8/28/2021 · source
Weather 40%
Nosu · 8/27/2021 · source
Launch time confirmed
Nosu · 8/11/2021 · source
New tentative launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/6/2021 · source
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 launched on August 29, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23?
Coverage: Falcon 9 CRS-2 SpX-23; CRS-23 Mission; CRS-23 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1061 flew for the 4th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 reach?
Dragon CRS-23, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 246 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services