SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-17
Launched
May 4, 2019
Image: SpaceX
Summary
SpX CRS-17 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 4, 2019. It was SpaceX's 78th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,848th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 4th this year. Booster B1056 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-17, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 389 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C113 (C113). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Falcon 9 | CRS 17 - Launch RecapSpace Launch Now
- CRS-17 MissionSpaceX
- Booster
- B1056 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 320 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 4th this yearSpaceX's 78th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,848th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C113 (C113)
Capsule C113 was the last new Dragon 1 spacecraft manufactured. It was used on CRS-12 and CRS-17. Now on display in Chicago, Illinois at the Museum of Science and Industry.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 31 days
- Docked May 6, 2019 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-17 · NORAD 44222 · 2019-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-025A
- Epoch
- 2019-05-04 08:46:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93174869 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0132778
- Inclination
- 51.6329°
- Ascending node
- 219.3388°
- Arg. of perigee
- 47.6088°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.0434°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-17 · NORAD 44222
- PINOT · NORAD 44364
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 17th 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
97th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 781st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-17 launch?
SpX CRS-17 launched on May 4, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-17?
Coverage: Falcon 9 | CRS 17 - Launch Recap; CRS-17 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-17?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1056 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did SpX CRS-17 reach?
Dragon CRS-17, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 389 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-17 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-17 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services