SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-20
Launched
March 7, 2020
Image: SpaceX
Summary
SpX CRS-20 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 7, 2020. It was SpaceX's 93rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,939th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 5th this year. Booster B1059 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-20, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 391 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C112 (C112). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Booster
- B1059 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 92 days after its previous flight, SpX CRS-19 · 9 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 26th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 5th this yearSpaceX's 93rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,939th orbital launch attempt17th 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: 31 days
- Docked March 9, 2020 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-20 · NORAD 45341 · 2020-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-016A
- Epoch
- 2020-03-07 06:47:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93095114 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0134815
- Inclination
- 51.6349°
- Ascending node
- 133.0942°
- Arg. of perigee
- 47.1971°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.3268°
- 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
6 catalogued: 4 payloads, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-20 · NORAD 45341
- G-SATELLITE · NORAD 45597 · re-entered April 18, 2022
- Quetzal-1 · NORAD 45598 · re-entered March 1, 2022
- Lynk The World · NORAD 45605 · re-entered April 1, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 20th 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
107th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 4th this year · 796th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-20 launch?
SpX CRS-20 launched on March 7, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-20?
Coverage: SpaceX CRS-20 Launch to the International Space Station; CRS-20 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-20?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-20 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1059 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did SpX CRS-20 reach?
Dragon CRS-20, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 391 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-20 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-20 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services