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Crew-13

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Where it was visible

Daytime launch: visible as an exhaust trail near the pad.

  • Melbourne, FL54 kmNNE, up to 29° from T+0:30Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Orlando, FL78 kmENE, up to 26° from T+1:00Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Daytona Beach, FL84 kmE, up to 35° from T+1:00Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Tampa, FL197 kmNE, up to 16° from T+1:00Exhaust trail in daylight
  • West Palm Beach, FL212 kmNNE, up to 17° from T+1:00Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Jacksonville, FL223 kmE, up to 25° from T+1:00Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Fort Myers, FL249 kmNE, up to 14° from T+1:30Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Miami, FL314 kmNNE, up to 13° from T+1:30Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Savannah, GA394 kmESE, up to 24° from T+2:00Exhaust trail in daylight
  • Charleston, SC473 kmSE, up to 29° from T+2:00Exhaust trail in daylight

Estimates from a typical ascent toward the likely orbit. Real trajectories, cloud and haze vary; the farther away, the lower and shorter the view.

Mission

SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Launch time (UTC)
Oct 1, 15:10 UTC
Precision
Second
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Human Exploration
Weather GO
60%
Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation, Thick Cloud Layers Rule
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40

Rocket · Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Liftoff mass
549 t
Liftoff thrust
7,607 kN
To LEO
22,800 kg
To GTO
8,300 kg
Track record
639 / 640 successful
Success streak
342
First flight
2018-05-11
Reusable
Yes

Booster

  • B1101 — 3rd flight. Landing (RTLS) on Landing Zone 40: landed.

Mission timeline

  1. T−45:00GO for Prop Load
  2. T−42:00Crew Access Arm Retract
  3. T−39:00Dragon LES Arm
  4. T−35:00Prop Load
  5. T−35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
  6. T−16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
  7. T−07:00Engine Chill
  8. T−05:00Dragon Internal Power
  9. T−01:00Tank Press
  10. T−01:00Startup
  11. T−00:45GO for Launch
  12. T−00:03Ignition
  13. T−0Liftoff
  14. T+01:12Max-Q
  15. T+02:24MECO
  16. T+02:27Stage 2 Separation
  17. T+02:31Stage 1 Flip
  18. T+02:35SES-1
  19. T+02:41Booster Boostback Burn Startup
  20. T+03:27Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  21. T+06:20Entry Burn Startup
  22. T+06:32Entry Burn Shutdown
  23. T+07:24Stage 1 Landing Burn
  24. T+07:41Stage 1 Landing
  25. T+08:47SECO-1
  26. T+09:39Dragon Separation
  27. T+10:25Dragon Nosecode Open

This is the 234th orbital launch attempt worldwide this year, SpaceX's 114th launch this year, the 402nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40.

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