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Crew‑9

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-9
Start: 2024-09-28T17:17:21Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launched Sat, Sep 28 · 5:17:21 PM UTC2024-09-28 17:17:21 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+8:50 and released Dragon at T+12:01. The nosecone opened at T+12:50.

Landed

B1085 Landed

The first stage landed at Landing Zone 1, on its 2nd flight.

Worldwide

182nd

orbital launch attempt in 2024

SpaceX

96th

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 40

45th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

10 d 18 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Launch

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 5:17 PM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown12

T−45:004:32 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−42:004:35 PMRetraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
T−39:004:38 PMDragon's launch escape system is armed
T−35:004:42 PMStart of propelland loading
T−35:004:42 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−16:005:01 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−7:005:10 PMStart of engine chilling
T−5:005:12 PMDragon transitions to internal power
T−1:005:16 PMFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T−1:005:16 PMThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T−0:455:16 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:035:17 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

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T−45:004:32 PMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−42:004:35 PMRetraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
T−39:004:38 PMDragon's launch escape system is armed
T−35:004:42 PMStart of propelland loading
T−35:004:42 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−16:005:01 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−7:005:10 PMStart of engine chilling
T−5:005:12 PMDragon transitions to internal power
T−1:005:16 PMFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T−1:005:16 PMThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T−0:455:16 PMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:035:17 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent5

T+0:005:17 PMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+0:585:18 PMMaximum dynamic pressure
T+2:275:19 PMCut-off of the main engine
T+2:305:19 PMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+2:375:19 PMFirst start of the second engine

Booster Return6

T+2:435:20 PMStart of the booster boostback burn
T+3:305:20 PMEnd of the booster boostback burn
T+6:175:23 PMStart of the atmospheric entry burn
T+6:295:23 PMEnd of the atmospheric entry burn
T+7:225:24 PMStart of the first stage landing burn
T+7:395:25 PMLanding of the first stage

Second Stage and Payload3

T+8:505:26 PMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+12:015:29 PMDragon separates from the second stage
T+12:505:30 PMStart of the opening sequence of Dragon's nosecone

Mission

SpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth 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

Sep 28 · 5:39 PM
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
Sep 28 · 5:17 PM
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
Sep 28 · 4:37 PM
Updating launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
Sep 28 · 1:11 PM
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Launch Library 2
Sep 28 · 12:49 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Sep 26 · 3:51 PM
Weather is 55% favorable for launch.
Nosu
Sep 25 · 9:10 AM
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
Sep 24 · 11:03 PM
Delayed to NET September 28 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
Sep 23 · 2:43 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
Sep 18 · 10:55 PM
NET September 26.
Cosmic_Penguin
Sep 17 · 5:56 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
Sep 12 · 7:47 PM
Delayed by 1 day to NET 25th September.
hitura-nobad
Aug 24 · 8:24 PM
Tweaked launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
Aug 13 · 10:51 PM
Added approximate launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
Aug 6 · 8:19 PM
NET September 24th from SLC-40
hitura-nobad
Jul 27 · 2:41 AM
NET August 18 (launch time via https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html)
Cosmic_Penguin
Oct 12 · 3:22 PM
NET mid-August 2024.
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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‑9

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launched Sat, Sep 28 · 5:17:21 PM UTC2024-09-28 17:17:21 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+8:50 and released Dragon at T+12:01. The nosecone opened at T+12:50.

Landed

B1085 Landed

The first stage landed at Landing Zone 1, on its 2nd flight.

Worldwide

182nd

orbital launch attempt in 2024

SpaceX

96th

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 40

45th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

10 d 18 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Launch