SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)
Launched
May 30, 2020
Image: SpaceX
Summary
SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 30, 2020. It was SpaceX's 96th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,959th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 8th this year. Booster B1058 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon Endeavour (SpX DM-2), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 218 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 2 crew members flew: Douglas G. Hurley and Robert L. Behnken. The spacecraft was Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1058 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 510 km downrange
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 29th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 8th this yearSpaceX's 96th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,959th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Douglas G. HurleySpacecraft Commander · NASA · age 53 · 3rd flight
Robert L. BehnkenJoint Operations Commander · NASA · age 49 · 3rd flight
Spacecraft
Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206)
Crew Dragon 6 is the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched on the SpaceX DM-2 demonstration mission to the ISS.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 63 days
- Docked May 31, 2020 at Harmony forward
Crew Dragon Endeavour successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley after 6 months on the ISS. The capsule was recovered by recovery vessel GO Navigator (now known as Shannon).
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon Endeavour (SpX DM-2) · NORAD 45623 · 2020-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-033A
- Epoch
- 2020-05-30 19:46:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.27110989 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016117
- Inclination
- 51.6421°
- Ascending node
- 74.4692°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.1976°
- Mean anomaly
- 112.009°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component
- Dragon Endeavour (SpX DM-2) · NORAD 45623 · docked May 31, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil. The Demo-2 mission is the second test flight of Crew Dragon, and the first flight with crew onboard. It will carry NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station for an extended stay (the specific mission duration will be determined once on station based on the readiness of the next commercial crew launch). They will perform tests on Crew Dragon in addition to conducting research and other tasks with the space station crew. As the final flight test for SpaceX, this mission will validate the company’s crew transportation system, including the launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and operational capabilities. This also will be the first time NASA astronauts will test the spacecraft systems in orbit. The Demo-2 mission will be the final major step before NASA’s Commercial Crew Program certifies Crew Dragon for operational, long-duration missions to the space station. Current Mission Status: After a successful ride to orbit and stay at the International Space Station, the Dragon Spacecraft successfully made its way back to Earth. Capsule successfully landed in the Gulf of Mexico waters on 3rd August 2020 at 18:48 UTC.
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Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
118th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 175th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2) launch?
SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2) launched on May 30, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)?
Coverage: Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio; Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio; Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! (#LaunchAmerica Success May 30, 2020). Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2) launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1058 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2) reach?
Dragon Endeavour (SpX DM-2), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 218 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2) part of?
Commercial Crew Program and International Space Station. About Commercial Crew Program