SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34
Launched
May 15, 2026 · 22:05 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 15, 2026 at 22:05 UTC. It was SpaceX's 676th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 7,285th orbital launch attempt. It was the 582nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 56th this year. Booster B1096 flew for the 6th time and landed at Landing Zone 40. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 215 × 313 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C209 (C209). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1096 · flight 6 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 40 · landed6/6 landed here · 107 days after its previous flight, GPS III SV09
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 582nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 56th this yearSpaceX's 676th launch57th this yearhumanity's 7,285th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cargo Dragon C209 (C209)
Second Cargo Dragon 2
- Destination: ISS
- Mission length: 32 days
- Docked May 17, 2026 at Harmony forward
The Cargo Dragon C209 spacecraft has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-34 · NORAD 69103 · 2026-107 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-107A
- Epoch
- 2026-05-16 02:29:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06416641 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00735343
- Inclination
- 51.649°
- Ascending node
- 99.3301°
- Arg. of perigee
- 229.8777°
- Mean anomaly
- 129.5777°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.00019151391
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+2M17SMECO
- T+2M18SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M22SStage 1 Flip
- T+2M26SSES-1
- T+2M31SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+6M19SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M32SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+7M42SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M30SSECO-1
- T+9M22SDragon Separation
- T+10M33SDragon Nosecode Open
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Dragon CRS-34 · NORAD 69103 · docked May 17, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
34th 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.
News
Canadarm2 repairs planned as CRS-34 departs ISSThe Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station have seen yet another busy month…
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Returns Packed with Space Station ScienceScientists await a big splash in the Pacific Ocean as one of the most research-packed Dragon spacecraft to date returns, completing the 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Biological and materials samples, along with tested hardware, are heading back to research teams on Earth for further analysis, advancing NASA’s […]
NASA to Cover 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission Space Station DepartureNASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 16, for its return to Earth. Watch NASA’s live undocking coverage beginning at 11:45 a.m. EDT on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. […]
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
381st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 27th this year · 1,107th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: May 15, 6:05 PM EDT, in daylight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/15/2026 · source
Official Webcast by NASA has started
LL2 · 5/15/2026 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/15/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/15/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/15/2026 · source
Scrub due to launch site weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/13/2026 · source
Hold for weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/13/2026 · source
Updated weather forecast.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/13/2026 · source
Updated weather forecast.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/13/2026 · source
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 launched on May 15, 2026 at 22:05 UTC.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34?
Coverage: NASA's SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Launch; CRS-34 Mission; NASA’s SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 15, 6:05 PM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1096 flew for the 6th time and landed at Landing Zone 40.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 reach?
It reached a 215 × 313 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services