SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-16
Launched
December 5, 2018
Image: SpaceX
Summary
SpX CRS-16 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 5, 2018. It was SpaceX's 72nd launch, 20th this year and humanity's 5,809th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight. Booster B1050 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Landing Zone 1 failed. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-16, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 365 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C112 (C112). 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1050 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landing failed53/54 landed here · 9 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Falcon 9 Block 5 flightSpaceX's 72nd launch20th this yearhumanity's 5,809th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C112 (C112)
The C112 capsule was flown on CRS-10, CRS-16 and CRS-20. On CRS-10 the capsule lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center from pad 39A. This was the first flight from this pad since STS-135 left the pad in mid-2011. The vehicle experienced some software issues meaning its berthing was delayed for a day. Now on display in Waco, Texas at the Bledsoe-Miller STEAM Center.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 39 days
- Docked December 8, 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-16 · NORAD 43827 · 2018-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-101A
- Epoch
- 2018-12-05 18:13:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97586254 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0115413
- Inclination
- 51.6332°
- Ascending node
- 244.1846°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.862°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.1814°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
11 catalogued: 8 payloads, 3 components
- Dragon CRS-16 · NORAD 43827
- CAT-2 · NORAD 44029 · re-entered April 13, 2021
- Delphini 1 · NORAD 44030 · re-entered March 14, 2021
- UNITE · NORAD 44031 · re-entered October 21, 2021
- TechEdSat-8 · NORAD 44032 · re-entered April 20, 2020
- CAT-1 · NORAD 44033 · re-entered April 13, 2021
- Quantum Radar 1 · re-entered September 22, 2023
- Quantum Radar 2 · re-entered September 8, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 16th 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
94th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 11th this year · 777th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-16 launch?
SpX CRS-16 launched on December 5, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-16?
Coverage: Dragon Resupply Mission (CRS-16). Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-16?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-16 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1050 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Landing Zone 1 failed.
What orbit did SpX CRS-16 reach?
Dragon CRS-16, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 365 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-16 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-16 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services