SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35
Launched
October 13, 2026 · 10:33 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35, SpaceX’s 35th commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station under NASA’s second Commercial Resupply Services contract. Cargo Dragon 2 carries supplies and critical materials for onboard science investigations.
- Watch
- Booster
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 639th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 113th this yearSpaceX's 738th launch119th this yearhumanity's 7,414th orbital launch attempt241st orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cargo Dragon C211 (C211)
Third Cargo Dragon 2
- Destination: ISS
- Docked October 15, 2026 at Harmony zenith
The Cargo Dragon C211 spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
DRAGON CRS-35 · NORAD 101031 · 2026-233A · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DRAGON CRS-35
- Object ID
- 2026-233A
- Epoch
- 2026-10-15 19:43:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.48879905 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00067551
- Inclination
- 51.6317°
- Ascending node
- 63.1136°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.8514°
- Mean anomaly
- 94.1703°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.00010980148
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent simulated from a published stage table. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX 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+2M15SMECO
- T+2M18SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M22SStage 1 Flip
- T+2M26SSES-1
- T+2M31SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+3M25SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+5M58SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M6SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M4SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+7M21SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M30SSECO-1
- T+9M18SDragon Separation
- T+10M33SDragon Nosecode Open
About this launch
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 13, 2026 at 10:33 UTC. It was SpaceX's 738th launch, 119th this year and humanity's 7,414th orbital launch attempt. It was the 639th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 113th this year. Booster B1096 flew for the 8th time and landed at Landing Zone 40. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 213 × 287 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C211 (C211).
35th 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
NASA’s Space X CRS-35 Launch JellyfishSunlight illuminates the exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 13, 2026. This visual phenomenon is known as a “jellyfish”; it happens near sunrise or sunset when the exhaust plume from the rocket becomes brightly illuminated, creating a glowing shape resembling a jellyfish. The mission lifted off […]
New Science, Supplies Head to ISS on CRS-35The Dragon spacecraft will bring around 6,300 lbs of supplies, equipment, and human health experiments to the Expedition 75/76 crew.
Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet weekThis week features a relatively quiet launch manifest, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 comprising much…
SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space StationThe sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to StationNASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and hardware, bound for the International Space Station. Following its successful launch, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will […]
Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space stationLiftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space station following a two-day flight.
CRS-35 set to launch to ISS with final iROSA arrays, experiments, and other itemsThe International Space Station, fresh off a crew handover and the return of Crew-12 to…
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health ResearchNASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, advancing research that benefits life on Earth and future exploration. This research supports astronaut health during long-duration missions through […]
Airspace and maritime notices
7 notices filed by the FAA and the US Coast Guard
FAA temporary flight restriction · 4 notices · Expired · up to 18,000 ftMatched by proximity to the pad
- Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local — 261013 SpaceX F9 X4095 FCS
- Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local — 261013 SpaceX F9 X4095 FCS
- Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local — 261014 SpaceX F9 X4095 FCS
- Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local — 261014 SpaceX F9 X4095 FCS
US Coast Guard marine safety information · 2 notices · ExpiredMatched by proximity to the pad
- District 7, Oceanic boundary to EEZ - Sector Charleston, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)
- Sector Jacksonville, Territorial Sea - Sector Jacksonville, Submerged Land Act (SLA)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)
- Sector Jacksonville, Territorial Sea - Sector Jacksonville, Submerged Land Act (SLA)/Space Operations/Active RNA/Commercial (RNA) · Expired · standing regulated area
Matched by proximity to the pad · Source
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 49th this year · 1,131st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 13, 6:33 AM EDT, in twilight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch successful!
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 10/13/2026 · source
Official Webcast by NASA has started
LL2 · 10/13/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, >95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/11/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/2/2026 · source
Refined tentative T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/1/2026 · source
Added approximate launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/1/2026 · source
NET October 13.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/1/2026 · source
NET October.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/16/2026 · source
NET Fall 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/17/2026 · source
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 launched on October 13, 2026 at 10:33 UTC.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35?
Coverage: NASA's SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Launch; NASA’s SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Launch; CRS-35 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 13, 6:33 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1096 flew for the 8th time and landed at Landing Zone 40.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 reach?
It reached a 213 × 287 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services