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SpX CRS-19

Launched

December 5, 2019

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
CRS-19 NASA Mission Patch

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Summary

SpX CRS-19 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 5, 2019. It was SpaceX's 87th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,908th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 10th this year. Booster B1059 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-19, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 385 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C106 (C106). 14 objects from this launch are catalogued, 12 of them payloads.

Booster
  • B1059 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 345 km downrange
Mission
Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
20th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 10th this yearSpaceX's 87th launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,908th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year

Spacecraft

Dragon C106 (C106)

This was the first dragon vehicle to be used for more than one mission. This capsule flew on CRS-4 which carried SpaceX's first living payload in the form of 20 mice. It also flew on CRS-11.

  • Destination: International Space Station
  • Mission length: 32 days
  • Docked December 8, 2019 at Harmony nadir

The Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean carrying scientific research and station hardware.

Webcast

Replay
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Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
211 × 385 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
231.3°Ascending node
2506 d agoElement epoch2019-12-05 17:53 UTC · stale

Dragon CRS-19 · NORAD 44821 · 2019-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2019-083A
Epoch
2019-12-05 17:53:22 UTC
Mean motion
15.94162986 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0130257
Inclination
51.6416°
Ascending node
231.3246°
Arg. of perigee
46.9556°
Mean anomaly
65.0049°
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

14 catalogued: 12 payloads, 2 components

  • Dragon CRS-19 · NORAD 44821
  • VPM · NORAD 45120 · re-entered September 29, 2022
  • CIRiS · NORAD 45121 · re-entered March 14, 2023
  • MakerSat-1 · NORAD 45122 · re-entered October 29, 2022
  • ORCA-8 · NORAD 45126 · re-entered August 8, 2022
  • CryoCube 1 · NORAD 45260 · re-entered November 23, 2021
  • AztechSat 1 · NORAD 45261 · re-entered December 10, 2021
  • QARMAN · NORAD 45263 · re-entered February 6, 2022
  • SORTIE · NORAD 45264 · re-entered September 18, 2022
  • EdgeCube · re-entered May 31, 2023
  • MiniCarb · re-entered October 25, 2022
  • ORCA-2 · re-entered September 27, 2023

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 19th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon was filled with approximately 5,700 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support more than 250 science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

102nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 7th this year · 789th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

24 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did SpX CRS-19 launch?

SpX CRS-19 launched on December 5, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch SpX CRS-19?

Coverage: SpaceX 19th Resupply Launch to the International Space Station; CRS-19 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched SpX CRS-19?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did SpX CRS-19 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1059 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.

What orbit did SpX CRS-19 reach?

Dragon CRS-19, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 385 km orbit inclined 51.6°.

How many satellites did SpX CRS-19 launch?

12 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is SpX CRS-19 part of?

Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services