SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26
Launched
November 26, 2022
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 26, 2022. It was SpaceX's 206th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 6,346th orbital launch attempt. It was the 131st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 53rd this year. Booster B1076 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-26, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 247 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C211 (C211). 14 objects from this launch are catalogued, 12 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1076 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 300 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 131st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 53rd this yearSpaceX's 206th launch54th this yearhumanity's 6,346th orbital launch attempt164th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cargo Dragon C211 (C211)
Third Cargo Dragon 2
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 45 days
- Docked November 27, 2022 at Harmony zenith
The Cargo Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico carrying scientific research and station hardware.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-26 · NORAD 54371 · 2022-159 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-159A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-26 21:14:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1804622 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022718
- Inclination
- 51.6435°
- Ascending node
- 250.7513°
- Arg. of perigee
- 239.9184°
- Mean anomaly
- 235.6581°
- 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
14 catalogued: 12 payloads, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-26 · NORAD 54371 · docked November 27, 2022
- MARIO · NORAD 55123 · re-entered May 4, 2023
- NUTSAT · NORAD 55124 · re-entered April 4, 2023
- LORIS · NORAD 55125 · re-entered June 3, 2023
- ORCASat · NORAD 55126 · re-entered July 11, 2023
- DANTESat · NORAD 55127 · re-entered February 7, 2023
- TJREVERB · NORAD 55128 · re-entered June 13, 2023
- SPORT · NORAD 55129 · re-entered October 11, 2023
- PetitSat · NORAD 55130 · re-entered April 10, 2023
- SuryaSat · NORAD 55181 · re-entered May 9, 2023
- HSKSAT-1 · NORAD 55182 · re-entered July 11, 2023
- OPTIMAL-1 · NORAD 55183 · re-entered August 22, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
26th 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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
153rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 16th this year · 211th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch of Cargo Dragon C211 towards the International Space Station as part of CRS-26. Docking scheduled for 12:30 UTC on Sunday, November 27.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 11/26/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 11/26/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 11/26/2022 · source
Weather 70%
Nosu · 11/25/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 11/23/2022 · source
Weather 60% for the November 26 opportunity
Nosu · 11/22/2022 · source
Updating launch window, pending range approval
Nosu · 11/22/2022 · source
Scrub due to weather
Nosu · 11/22/2022 · source
Weather now 30%
Nosu · 11/22/2022 · source
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 launched on November 26, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26?
Coverage: CRS-26 Mission; Watch NASA’s SpaceX CRS-26 Launch to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast - Nov. 22 Attempt). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1076 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 reach?
Dragon CRS-26, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 247 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 launch?
12 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-26 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services