SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24
Launched
December 21, 2021
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on December 21, 2021. It was SpaceX's 152nd launch, 35th this year and humanity's 6,173rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 78th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 31st this year. Booster B1069 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-24, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 370 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C209 (C209). 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1069 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 629 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 78th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 31st this yearSpaceX's 152nd launch35th this yearhumanity's 6,173rd orbital launch attempt136th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cargo Dragon C209 (C209)
Second Cargo Dragon 2
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 34 days
- Docked December 22, 2021 at Harmony zenith
The Cargo Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico carrying scientific research and station hardware.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-24 · NORAD 50318 · 2021-127 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-127A
- Epoch
- 2021-12-21 12:04:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.95297905 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0112864
- Inclination
- 51.6437°
- Ascending node
- 136.6745°
- Arg. of perigee
- 225.1932°
- Mean anomaly
- 261.3535°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 component
- Dragon CRS-24 · NORAD 50318 · docked December 22, 2021
- GASPACS · NORAD 51439 · re-entered May 23, 2022
- PATCOOL · NORAD 51442 · re-entered November 18, 2022
- DAILI · NORAD 51443 · re-entered June 26, 2022
- Light-1 · NORAD 51509 · re-entered January 16, 2023
- GT-1 · NORAD 51510 · re-entered June 19, 2022
- FEES-2 · re-entered May 3, 2022
- TARGIT · re-entered November 16, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
24th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
Related page: CRS-24 – Kennedy Space CenterRelated page: www.spacex.com
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
137th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 12th this year · 194th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch of the CRS-24 Cargo Dragon spacecraft towards the International Space Station. Docking scheduled for December 22 at 9:38 UTC.
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24 launched on December 21, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24?
Coverage: Falcon 9 CRS-2 SpX-24; Watch SpaceX Launch Science and Supplies to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast); CRS-24 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1069 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24 reach?
Dragon CRS-24, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 370 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services