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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-9
Launched
July 18, 2016 · 04:45 UTC
Summary
SpX CRS-9 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 18, 2016 at 04:45 UTC. It was SpaceX's 32nd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,575th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 6th this year. Booster B1025 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-9, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 363 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Dragon C111 (C111). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- SpaceX Launches Resupply Mission to the ISSNASA
- Liftoff of SpaceX CRS-9NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- CRS-9 Hosted WebcastSpaceX
- Booster
- B1025 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 9 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 6th this yearSpaceX's 32nd launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,575th orbital launch attempt46th 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: 39 days
- Docked July 20, 2016 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-9 · NORAD 41672 · 2016-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-046A
- Epoch
- 2016-07-18 05:09:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98039801 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0113615
- Inclination
- 51.6593°
- Ascending node
- 263.3429°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.7868°
- Mean anomaly
- 66.5408°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 components
- Dragon CRS-9 · NORAD 41672
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their ninth 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
80th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 6th this year · 746th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 18, 12:45 AM EDT, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-9 launch?
SpX CRS-9 launched on July 18, 2016 at 04:45 UTC.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-9?
Coverage: SpaceX Launches Resupply Mission to the ISS; Liftoff of SpaceX CRS-9; CRS-9 Hosted Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-9?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 18, 12:45 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1025 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did SpX CRS-9 reach?
Dragon CRS-9, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 363 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is SpX CRS-9 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services