SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Polaris Dawn
Launched
September 10, 2024 · 09:23 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Polaris Dawn launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 10, 2024 at 09:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:38 to 11:09 UTC. It was SpaceX's 401st launch, 90th this year and humanity's 6,754th orbital launch attempt. It was the 316th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 87th this year. Booster B1083 flew for the 4th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Polaris Dawn, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 1,207 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 crew members flew: Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Resilience (C207). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXPolaris
- Booster
- B1083 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 124 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 6-56 · 575 km downrange
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 316th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 87th this yearSpaceX's 401st launch90th this yearhumanity's 6,754th orbital launch attempt165th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Jared IsaacmanCommander · SpX · age 41 · 2nd flight
Scott PoteetPilot · SpX · age 54 · first flight
Sarah GillisMission Specialist · SpX · age 34 · first flight
Anna MenonMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Resilience (C207)
Crew Dragon Resilience was used for the Crew-1 mission.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 4 days 22 hours
The Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean with its 4 passengers.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Polaris Dawn · NORAD 61042 · 2024-161 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-161A
- Epoch
- 2024-09-10 11:31:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.5869737 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0710085
- Inclination
- 51.6476°
- Ascending node
- 25.6777°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.4515°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.8761°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
- 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
- T−0Liftoff
- 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
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Polaris Dawn · NORAD 61042 · landed September 15, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
185th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 17th this year · 243rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 10, 5:23 AM EDT, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
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
Questions
When did Polaris Dawn launch?
Polaris Dawn launched on September 10, 2024 at 09:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:38 to 11:09 UTC.
Where can I watch Polaris Dawn?
Coverage: YouTube; YouTube; YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Polaris Dawn?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Polaris Dawn launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 10, 5:23 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1083 flew for the 4th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Polaris Dawn reach?
Polaris Dawn, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 1,207 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Polaris Dawn part of?
Polaris. About Polaris