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Crew‑12

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-12
Start: 2026-02-13T10:15:56Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launched Fri, Feb 13 · 10:15:56 AM UTC2026-02-13 10:15:56 UTCSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Reached orbit
Booster landed
Dragon separated

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+8:47 and released Dragon at T+9:37. The nosecone opened at T+10:25.

Landed

B1101 Landed

The first stage landed at Landing Zone 40, on its 2nd flight.

Worldwide

34th

orbital launch attempt in 2026

SpaceX

17th

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 40

8th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

14 d 2 h

since the pad's previous launch

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The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 10:15 AM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown12

T−45:009:30 AMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−42:009:33 AMRetraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
T−39:009:36 AMDragon's launch escape system is armed
T−35:009:40 AMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−35:009:40 AMStart of propelland loading
T−16:009:59 AMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−7:0010:08 AMStart of engine chilling
T−5:0010:10 AMDragon transitions to internal power
T−1:0010:14 AMThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T−1:0010:14 AMFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T−0:4510:15 AMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:0310:15 AMStart of the engine ignition sequence

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T−45:009:30 AMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−42:009:33 AMRetraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
T−39:009:36 AMDragon's launch escape system is armed
T−35:009:40 AMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−35:009:40 AMStart of propelland loading
T−16:009:59 AMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−7:0010:08 AMStart of engine chilling
T−5:0010:10 AMDragon transitions to internal power
T−1:0010:14 AMThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T−1:0010:14 AMFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T−0:4510:15 AMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:0310:15 AMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent5

T+0:0010:15 AMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+1:1210:17 AMMaximum dynamic pressure
T+2:2410:18 AMCut-off of the main engine
T+2:2710:18 AMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+2:3510:18 AMFirst start of the second engine

Booster Return7

T+2:3110:18 AMFlip maneuver of the first stage
T+2:4110:18 AMStart of the booster boostback burn
T+3:2710:19 AMEnd of the booster boostback burn
T+6:2010:22 AMStart of the atmospheric entry burn
T+6:3310:22 AMEnd of the atmospheric entry burn
T+7:1710:23 AMStart of the first stage landing burn
T+7:4210:23 AMLanding of the first stage

Second Stage and Payload3

T+8:4710:24 AMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+9:3710:25 AMDragon separates from the second stage
T+10:2510:26 AMStart of the opening sequence of Dragon's nosecone

Mission

SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth 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

Feb 13 · 10:30 AM
Launch successful.
hitura-nobad
Feb 13 · 10:16 AM
Liftoff!
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Feb 13 · 8:14 AM
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Launch Library 2
Feb 12 · 7:44 PM
Adjusted T-0
hitura-nobad
Feb 12 · 2:18 PM
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
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Feb 11 · 4:12 PM
Updated launch weather, 85% GO.
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Feb 10 · 1:52 PM
Delayed to February 13 due to ascent abort contingency weather.
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Feb 9 · 2:52 PM
Delayed to February 12 due to ascent abort contingency weather.
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Feb 4 · 11:35 PM
Tweaked T-0.
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Feb 3 · 9:47 PM
Tweaked T-0.
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Jan 28 · 6:33 PM
Moving up to NET February 11, pending final confirmation.
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Jan 13 · 6:00 AM
Launch pad assigned.
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Nov 20 · 10:54 PM
Rescheduled for NET 15 February 2026.
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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‑12

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launched Fri, Feb 13 · 10:15:56 AM UTC2026-02-13 10:15:56 UTCSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Reached orbit
Booster landed
Dragon separated

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+8:47 and released Dragon at T+9:37. The nosecone opened at T+10:25.

Landed

B1101 Landed

The first stage landed at Landing Zone 40, on its 2nd flight.

Worldwide

34th

orbital launch attempt in 2026

SpaceX

17th

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 40

8th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

14 d 2 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Launch