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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 4Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-15
Launched
June 29, 2018
Summary
SpX CRS-15 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 29, 2018. It was SpaceX's 64th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,761st orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Falcon 9 Block 4 flight and the 8th this year. Booster B1045 flew for the 2nd time and was expended. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-15, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 394 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C111 (C111). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX CRS-15 LiftoffNASA's Kennedy Space Center
- CRS-15 MissionSpaceX
- Booster
- B1045 · flight 2 · expendable38/42 landed here · 71 days after its previous flight, TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Falcon 9 Block 4 flight · 8th this yearSpaceX's 64th launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,761st orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C111 (C111)
The C111 capsule was flown on CRS-9 and CRS-15. On CRS-9 the mission carried IDA-2 to modify the ISS docking port for commercial crew spacecraft.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 35 days
- Docked July 2, 2018 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-15 · NORAD 43522 · 2018-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-055A
- Epoch
- 2018-06-29 11:28:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.88341598 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0119429
- Inclination
- 51.6352°
- Ascending node
- 317.9412°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.1513°
- Mean anomaly
- 25.5794°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 4 payloads, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-15 · NORAD 43522
- UiTMSAT-1 · NORAD 43589 · re-entered November 20, 2020
- Maya-1 · NORAD 43590 · re-entered November 20, 2020
- Bhutan-1 · NORAD 43591 · re-entered November 18, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 15th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Related page: www.spacex.comRelated page: r/spacex - r/SpaceX CRS-15 Media Thread [Videos, Images, GIFs, Articles go here!]Related page: r/spacex - r/SpaceX CRS-15 Official Launch Discussion & Updates ThreadRelated page: SpaceX CRS-15 Briefings and Events
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
90th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 7th this year · 771st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-15 launch?
SpX CRS-15 launched on June 29, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-15?
Coverage: SpaceX CRS-15 Liftoff; CRS-15 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-15?
Falcon 9 Block 4, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 4 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1045 flew for the 2nd time and was expended.
What orbit did SpX CRS-15 reach?
Dragon CRS-15, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 394 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-15 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-15 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services