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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX's 142nd launch · 25th this year · humanity's 6,121st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 29, 07:14 – Aug 29, 07:14 UTC
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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23
SpaceX will launch the cargo variant of its Dragon 2 spacecraft on their 23rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon will be filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1061 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-8 · zone record 161/162
Watch
- Falcon 9 CRS-2 SpX-23 — The Space Devs
- CRS-23 Mission — SpaceX
- CRS-23 Mission — SpaceX
- NASA and SpaceX Launch to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast) — NASA
Updates
Successful launch of Cargo Dragon C208 towards the International Space Station as part of CRS-23. Docking scheduled for 15:00 UTC on Monday August 30.
Nosu · 8/29/2021 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 8/29/2021 · source
Weather 60%
Nosu · 8/28/2021 · source
Launch scrubbed due to weather. Next attempt on August 29 at 07:14 UTC.
Nosu · 8/28/2021 · source
Weather 40%
Nosu · 8/27/2021 · source
Launch time confirmed
Nosu · 8/11/2021 · source
New tentative launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/6/2021 · source
