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Crew‑11

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-11
Start: 2025-08-01T15:43:42Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launched Fri, Aug 1 · 3:43:42 PM UTC2025-08-01 15:43:42 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Reached orbit
Booster landed
Dragon separated

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+8:46 and released Dragon at T+9:37. The nosecone opened at T+10:25.

Landed

B1094 Landed

The first stage landed at Landing Zone 1, on its 3rd flight.

Worldwide

171st

orbital launch attempt in 2025

SpaceX

98th

launch this year

Launch Complex 39A

17th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

30 d 18 h

since the pad's previous launch

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The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 3:43 PM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown12

T−45:002:58 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−42:003:01 PMRetraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
T−39:003:04 PMDragon's launch escape system is armed
T−35:003:08 PMStart of propelland loading
T−35:003:08 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−16:003:27 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−7:003:36 PMStart of engine chilling
T−5:003:38 PMDragon transitions to internal power
T−1:003:42 PMFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T−1:003:42 PMThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T−0:453:42 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:033:43 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

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T−45:002:58 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−42:003:01 PMRetraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
T−39:003:04 PMDragon's launch escape system is armed
T−35:003:08 PMStart of propelland loading
T−35:003:08 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−16:003:27 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−7:003:36 PMStart of engine chilling
T−5:003:38 PMDragon transitions to internal power
T−1:003:42 PMFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T−1:003:42 PMThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T−0:453:42 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:033:43 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent5

T+0:003:43 PMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+1:123:44 PMMaximum dynamic pressure
T+2:243:46 PMCut-off of the main engine
T+2:273:46 PMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+2:353:46 PMFirst start of the second engine

Booster Return6

T+2:413:46 PMStart of the booster boostback burn
T+3:283:47 PMEnd of the booster boostback burn
T+6:203:50 PMStart of the atmospheric entry burn
T+6:333:50 PMEnd of the atmospheric entry burn
T+7:203:51 PMStart of the first stage landing burn
T+7:433:51 PMLanding of the first stage

Second Stage and Payload3

T+8:463:52 PMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+9:373:53 PMDragon separates from the second stage
T+10:253:54 PMStart of the opening sequence of Dragon's nosecone

Mission

SpaceX Crew-11 is the eleventh crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2002 · CEO Elon Musk

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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Updates

Aug 1 · 4:04 PM
Nosecone open. Launch success.
hitura-nobad
Aug 1 · 3:44 PM
Liftoff!!
hitura-nobad
Aug 1 · 3:31 PM
Updating Weather POG to 40%
hitura-nobad
Aug 1 · 12:06 PM
Updated launch weather, 60% GO.
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Aug 1 · 11:32 AM
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Launch Library 2

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Jul 31 · 5:34 PM
Tweaked T-0.
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Jul 31 · 5:33 PM
Weather is 75% favorable for launch.
hitura-nobad
Jul 31 · 4:33 PM
Now targeting August 1st at 15:43 UTC.
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Jul 31 · 4:09 PM
Standown due to weather rules.
hitura-nobad
Jul 31 · 12:00 PM
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Launch Library 2
Jul 30 · 4:04 PM
Adjusting Second. Now targeting Jul 31 at 16:09:24 UTC.
hitura-nobad
Jul 30 · 1:14 PM
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jul 29 · 4:19 PM
Weather is 85% favorable for launch.
hitura-nobad
Jul 19 · 4:57 AM
Tweaked T-0.
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Jul 10 · 4:09 PM
Added tentative launch time.
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Jul 1 · 3:46 AM
Reverted back to NET July TBD.
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May 28 · 1:49 PM
NET July 31.
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May 14 · 6:59 PM
NET late July.
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Oct 15 · 6:23 PM
NET July 2025.
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Falcon 9 Block 5

Vehicle history

Height

70m

Diameter

3.6m

To low Earth orbit

22,800kg

Liftoff thrust

7,607kN

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SpaceXLaunch SuccessfulHuman Exploration

Crew‑11

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launched Fri, Aug 1 · 3:43:42 PM UTC2025-08-01 15:43:42 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Reached orbit
Booster landed
Dragon separated

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+8:46 and released Dragon at T+9:37. The nosecone opened at T+10:25.

Landed

B1094 Landed

The first stage landed at Landing Zone 1, on its 3rd flight.

Worldwide

171st

orbital launch attempt in 2025

SpaceX

98th

launch this year

Launch Complex 39A

17th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

30 d 18 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Launch