SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27
Launched
March 15, 2023 · 00:30 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 15, 2023 at 00:30 UTC. It was SpaceX's 230th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 6,405th orbital launch attempt. It was the 154th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 16th this year. Booster B1073 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-27, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 215 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C209 (C209). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1073 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 35 days after its previous flight, Amazonas Nexus · 300 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 154th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 16th this yearSpaceX's 230th launch17th this yearhumanity's 6,405th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cargo Dragon C209 (C209)
Second Cargo Dragon 2
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 31 days
- Docked March 16, 2023 at Harmony forward
Splashdown in the gulf of Mexico.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-27 · NORAD 55860 · 2023-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-033A
- Epoch
- 2023-03-15 00:54:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26893823 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010837
- Inclination
- 51.644°
- Ascending node
- 75.3365°
- Arg. of perigee
- 9.9487°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.4959°
- 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
8 catalogued: 7 payloads, 1 component
- Dragon CRS-27 · NORAD 55860 · docked March 16, 2023
- ARKSAT-1 · NORAD 56311 · re-entered October 30, 2023
- AuroraSat · NORAD 56312 · re-entered October 11, 2023
- Ex-Alta 2 · NORAD 56313 · re-entered October 31, 2023
- LightCube · NORAD 56314 · re-entered October 17, 2023
- NEUDOSE · NORAD 56315 · re-entered November 29, 2023
- YukonSat-1 · NORAD 56316 · re-entered November 11, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
27th 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
159th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 217th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 14, 8:30 PM EDT, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch and deployment of Cargo Dragon
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2023 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 3/15/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/15/2023 · source
Weather 80% go.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/14/2023 · source
Weather 50%
Nosu · 3/13/2023 · source
Launch time confirmed by NASA.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2023 · source
Updated T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/8/2023 · source
Adjusting T-0
Nosu · 3/4/2023 · source
NET March 14 EDT.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2023 · source
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 launched on March 15, 2023 at 00:30 UTC.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27?
Coverage: CRS-27 Mission; Watch NASA's SpaceX CRS-27 Cargo Mission Launch to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 14, 8:30 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1073 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 reach?
Dragon CRS-27, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 215 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services