SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31
Launched
November 5, 2024 · 02:29 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 5, 2024 at 02:29 UTC. It was SpaceX's 420th launch, 109th this year and humanity's 6,793rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 333rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 104th this year. Booster B1083 flew for the 5th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-31, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 218 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C208 (C208). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1083 · flight 5 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 55 days after its previous flight, Polaris Dawn · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 333rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 104th this yearSpaceX's 420th launch109th this yearhumanity's 6,793rd orbital launch attempt204th 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: 42 days
- Docked November 5, 2024 at Harmony forward
The Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-31 · NORAD 61791 · 2024-200 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-200A
- Epoch
- 2024-11-05 02:53:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.2651392 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013111
- Inclination
- 51.6477°
- Ascending node
- 337.3503°
- Arg. of perigee
- 16.5444°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.0797°
- 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.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−5MDragon Internal Power
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M19SMECO
- T+2M22SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M30SSES-1
- T+2M36SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+3M28SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+6M25SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M38SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M26SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+7M49SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M35SSECO-1
- T+9M25SDragon Separation
- T+10M8SDragon Nosecode Open
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 component
- Dragon CRS-31 · NORAD 61791 · docked November 5, 2024
- Yodaka · NORAD 62295 · re-entered February 28, 2025
- Yomogi · NORAD 62298 · re-entered April 4, 2025
- Onglaisat · NORAD 62299 · re-entered March 4, 2025
- DENDEN-01 · re-entered April 4, 2025
- LignoSat · re-entered March 11, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
31st 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
187th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 19th this year · 245th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 4, 9:29 PM EST, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success with Dragon nose cone deployed.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/5/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/5/2024 · source
Weather is 70% GO for launch.
hitura-nobad · 11/3/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/2/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2024 · source
NET November 5 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2024 · source
Delayed to November 2 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/17/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/16/2024 · source
Changed launch pad.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/3/2024 · source
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 launched on November 5, 2024 at 02:29 UTC.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31?
Coverage: SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31; NASA’s SpaceX 31st Cargo Resupply Services Launch; NASA's SpaceX 31st Cargo Resupply Services Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 4, 9:29 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1083 flew for the 5th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 reach?
Dragon CRS-31, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 218 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services