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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Polaris Dawn
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX's 401st launch · 90th this year · humanity's 6,754th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation
Window: Sep 10, 07:38 – Sep 10, 11:09 UTC
Flight preview
Polaris Dawn
First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Jared IsaacmanCommander · SpX
Scott PoteetPilot · SpX
Sarah GillisMission Specialist · SpX
Anna MenonMission Specialist · NASA
Booster
- B1083 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-56 · zone record 156/157
Watch
- YouTube — The Space Devs
- YouTube — Spaceflight Now
- YouTube — NASASpaceflight
- Polaris Dawn Mission — SpaceX
Flight timeline
- T−45MGO for Prop Load
- T−42MCrew Access Arm Retract
- T−39MDragon LES Arm
- 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
- P0DLiftoff
- T+58SMax-Q
- T+2M38SMECO
- T+2M42SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M51SSES-1
- T+7M39SEntry Burn Startup
- T+8M1SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M59SSECO-1
- T+9M11SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+9M35SStage 1 Landing
- T+12M16SDragon Separation
- T+12M58SDragon Nosecode Open
Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2024 · source
Updated launch weather predictions.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2024 · source
Updated launch weather predictions.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2024 · source
New T-0 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 9/10/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2024 · source
Weather is 40% favorable for launch.
Nosu · 9/9/2024 · source
NET September 10 per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/8/2024 · source
Pad — Launch Complex 39A
Local pad time: Sep 10, 5:23 AM EDT
222 launches from this pad · 281 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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