SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28
Launched
June 5, 2023 · 15:47 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on June 5, 2023 at 15:47 UTC. It was SpaceX's 252nd launch, 39th this year and humanity's 6,454th orbital launch attempt. It was the 174th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 36th this year. Booster B1077 flew for the 5th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-28, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 233 × 405 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C208 (C208). 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1077 · flight 5 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 67 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 5-10 · 667 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 174th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 36th this yearSpaceX's 252nd launch39th this yearhumanity's 6,454th orbital launch attempt86th 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: 24 days
- Docked June 6, 2023 at Harmony zenith
Splashdown in the gulf of Mexico.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-28 · NORAD 56845 · 2023-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-080A
- Epoch
- 2023-06-05 22:08:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.86518574 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0128543
- Inclination
- 51.5655°
- Ascending node
- 24.4544°
- Arg. of perigee
- 251.5789°
- Mean anomaly
- 208.952°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
11 catalogued: 9 payloads, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-28 · NORAD 56845 · docked June 6, 2023
- Moonlighter · NORAD 57316 · re-entered February 10, 2024
- Maya-5 · NORAD 57419 · re-entered December 8, 2023
- Maya-6 · NORAD 57420 · re-entered December 12, 2023
- SC-ODIN · re-entered January 10, 2024
- Iris · re-entered January 31, 2024
- RADSAT-SK · re-entered November 7, 2023
- Ukpik-1 · re-entered January 30, 2024
- ESSENCE · re-entered December 1, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
28th 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
162nd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 7th this year · 220th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 5, 11:47 AM EDT, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Successful launch of the CRS-28 Cargo Dragon towards the International Space Station. Docking scheduled for June 6 at 9:50 UTC.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 6/5/2023 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 6/5/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 6/5/2023 · source
24 hours delay due to high winds for booster recovery.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2023 · source
Weather 40% GO
hitura-nobad · 6/3/2023 · source
24 hours slip
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/3/2023 · source
Weather 30% GO
hitura-nobad · 6/1/2023 · source
Weather 40% GO
hitura-nobad · 6/1/2023 · source
Tweak in T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2023 · source
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 launched on June 5, 2023 at 15:47 UTC.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28?
Coverage: CRS-28 Mission; Watch SpaceX's 28th Cargo Launch to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 5, 11:47 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1077 flew for the 5th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 reach?
Dragon CRS-28, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 233 × 405 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services