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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33

Launched

August 24, 2025 · 06:45 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
CRS-33

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Summary

Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 24, 2025 at 06:45 UTC. It was SpaceX's 555th launch, 106th this year and humanity's 7,041st orbital launch attempt. It was the 464th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 103rd this year. Booster B1090 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 381 × 384 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C211 (C211). One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXCommercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
Booster
  • B1090 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 32 days after its previous flight, O3b mPower 9-10 · 600 km downrange
Mission
Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
Milestone
464th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 103rd this yearSpaceX's 555th launch106th this yearhumanity's 7,041st orbital launch attempt192nd orbital launch attempt this year

Spacecraft

Cargo Dragon C211 (C211)

Third Cargo Dragon 2

  • Destination: International Space Station
  • Mission length: 187 days
  • Docked August 25, 2025 at Harmony forward

The Cargo Dragon C211 spacecraft has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.

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Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
381 × 384 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
92.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
329.3°Ascending node
418 d agoElement epoch2025-08-24 07:45 UTC · stale

Dragon CRS-33 · NORAD 65304 · 2025-186 · Space-Track

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Object
DRAGON CRS-33
Object ID
2025-186A
Epoch
2025-08-24 07:45:39 UTC
Mean motion
15.64310342 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000268
Inclination
51.5543°
Ascending node
329.3097°
Arg. of perigee
218.259°
Mean anomaly
37.2045°
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

22 steps, T−38 min to T+10 min 33 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−1MTank Press
  8. T−1MStartup
  9. T−45SGO for Launch
  10. T−3SIgnition
  11. T−0Liftoff
  12. T+1M12SMax-Q
  13. T+2M27SMECO
  14. T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
  15. T+2M38SSES-1
  16. T+6M32SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M59SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M16SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M41SStage 1 Landing
  20. T+8M47SSECO-1
  21. T+9M45SDragon Separation
  22. T+10M33SDragon Nosecode Open

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload

  • Dragon CRS-33 · NORAD 65304 · docked August 25, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

33rd 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. The CRS SpX-33 Mission will be the first mission including a boost module inside the dragons trunk for ISS orbit raising.

Official page: SpaceX

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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

329th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 49th this year · 1,047th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 24, 2:45 AM EDT, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

9 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch successful.

hitura-nobad · Aug 24, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 8/24/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by NASA has started

    LL2 · 8/24/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/23/2025 · source

  • Weather is 70% favorable for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/22/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/21/2025 · source

  • Delayed to August 24.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/15/2025 · source

  • Updated T-0 and set GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2025 · source

  • Updated launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/25/2025 · source

Questions

When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 launch?

Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 launched on August 24, 2025 at 06:45 UTC.

Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33?

Coverage: NASA's SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Services Launch; CRS-33 Mission | Launch; SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33?

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

Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Aug 24, 2:45 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1090 flew for the 7th time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.

What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 reach?

It reached a 381 × 384 km orbit inclined 51.6°.

Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-33 part of?

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