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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-13
Launched
December 15, 2017
Summary
SpX CRS-13 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 15, 2017. It was SpaceX's 51st launch, 17th this year and humanity's 5,700th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 13th this year. Booster B1035 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 363 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C108 (C108). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- SpaceX CRS-13 LiftoffNASA's Kennedy Space Center
- U.S. Commercial Cargo Ship Sets Sail to the Space StationNASA Video
- CRS-13 Technical WebcastSpaceX
- Booster
- B1035 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 194 days after its previous flight, SpX CRS-11 · 9 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 13th this yearSpaceX's 51st launch17th this yearhumanity's 5,700th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C108 (C108)
This capsule flew both CRS-6, CRS-13, and CRS-18 It is the first three time flown dragon capsule. As part of CRS-6 the robotic SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, 21 May 2015. The CRS-13 mission was the first NASA to fly on a flight-proven Falcon 9. Now on display in Los Angeles, California at the California Science Center.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 29 days
- Docked December 17, 2017 at Harmony nadir
The Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean carrying scientific research and station hardware.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-13 · NORAD 43060 · 2017-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-080A
- Epoch
- 2017-12-15 16:01:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98110186 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0114283
- Inclination
- 51.6387°
- Ascending node
- 213.9231°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.5617°
- Mean anomaly
- 67.7217°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-13 · NORAD 43060
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 13th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
83rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 761st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
468 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-13 launch?
SpX CRS-13 launched on December 15, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-13?
Coverage: SpaceX CRS-13 Liftoff; U.S. Commercial Cargo Ship Sets Sail to the Space Station; CRS-13 Technical Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-13?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1035 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did SpX CRS-13 reach?
Dragon CRS-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 363 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is SpX CRS-13 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services