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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32

Launched

April 21, 2025 · 08:15 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 95% go
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Summary

Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 21, 2025 at 08:15 UTC. It was SpaceX's 496th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 6,931st orbital launch attempt. It was the 406th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 45th this year. Booster B1092 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 223 × 377 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C209 (C209). One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXCommercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
Booster
  • B1092 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 27 days after its previous flight, NROL-69 · 15 km downrange
Mission
Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
Milestone
406th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 45th this yearSpaceX's 496th launch47th this yearhumanity's 6,931st orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year

Spacecraft

Cargo Dragon C209 (C209)

Second Cargo Dragon 2

  • Destination: ISS
  • Mission length: 33 days
  • Docked April 22, 2025 at Harmony zenith

The Cargo Dragon C209 spacecraft has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.

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Orbit: as tracked

51.7°Inclination
223 × 377 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
228.1°Ascending node
543 d agoElement epoch2025-04-21 11:35 UTC · stale

Dragon CRS-32 · NORAD 63628 · 2025-080 · Space-Track

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-080A
Epoch
2025-04-21 11:35:38 UTC
Mean motion
15.93310652 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0114977
Inclination
51.6507°
Ascending node
228.0712°
Arg. of perigee
224.7292°
Mean anomaly
231.7873°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
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

24 steps, T−38 min to T+10 min 23 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−5MDragon Internal Power
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−1MTank Press
  9. T−45SGO for Launch
  10. T−3SIgnition
  11. T−0Liftoff
  12. T+1M8SMax-Q
  13. T+2M14SMECO
  14. T+2M17SStage 2 Separation
  15. T+2M18SSES-1
  16. T+2M30SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  17. T+3M25SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  18. T+6M11SEntry Burn Startup
  19. T+6M25SEntry Burn Shutdown
  20. T+7M19SStage 1 Landing Burn
  21. T+7M37SStage 1 Landing
  22. T+8M30SSECO-1
  23. T+9M35SDragon Separation
  24. T+10M23SDragon Nosecode Open

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload

  • Dragon CRS-32 · NORAD 63628 · docked April 22, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

32nd 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.

Official page: SpaceX

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

204th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 10th this year · 262nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 21, 4:15 AM EDT, at night

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

8 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Apr 21, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/21/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by NASA has started

    LL2 · 4/21/2025 · source

  • Weather 95% GO.

    hitura-nobad · 4/20/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/20/2025 · source

  • Updated launch weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/18/2025 · source

  • Adding seconds to T-0

    Nosu · 4/8/2025 · source

  • Adjusted T-0. (Also see https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-to-spacexs-32nd-resupply-launch-to-space-station/)

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/25/2025 · source

  • Added approximate launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2025 · source

  • Targeting April 21

    Nosu · 2/7/2025 · source

Questions

When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32 launch?

Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32 launched on April 21, 2025 at 08:15 UTC.

Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32?

Coverage: NASA's SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services Launch; NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services Launch; SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 21, 4:15 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1092 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 1.

What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32 reach?

It reached a 223 × 377 km orbit inclined 51.7°.

Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32 part of?

Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services