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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35

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

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Where it was visible

Twilight launch: the Sun will be 11° below the horizon at the pad (before sunrise). The exhaust plume should climb into sunlight against a dark sky — a "space jellyfish" is likely if it's clear.

  • Melbourne, FL54 kmNNE, up to 29° from T+0:30Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Orlando, FL78 kmENE, up to 26° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Daytona Beach, FL84 kmE, up to 35° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Tampa, FL197 kmNE, up to 16° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • West Palm Beach, FL212 kmNNE, up to 17° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Jacksonville, FL223 kmE, up to 25° from T+1:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Fort Myers, FL249 kmNE, up to 14° from T+1:30Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Miami, FL314 kmNNE, up to 13° from T+1:30Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Savannah, GA394 kmESE, up to 24° from T+2:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)
  • Tallahassee, FL415 kmE, up to 12° from T+2:00Twilight plume (jellyfish)

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

35th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

Launch time (UTC)
Oct 13, 10:33 UTC
Precision
Second
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Resupply
Weather GO
99%
Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud 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

  • B1096 — 8th flight. Landing (RTLS) on Landing Zone 40: landed.

Mission timeline

  1. T−38:00GO for Prop Load
  2. T−35:00Prop Load
  3. T−35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−07:00Engine Chill
  6. T−05:00Dragon Internal Power
  7. T−01:00Tank Press
  8. T−01:00Startup
  9. T−00:45GO for Launch
  10. T−00:03Ignition
  11. T−0Liftoff
  12. T+01:08Max-Q
  13. T+02:15MECO
  14. T+02:18Stage 2 Separation
  15. T+02:22Stage 1 Flip
  16. T+02:26SES-1
  17. T+02:31Booster Boostback Burn Startup
  18. T+03:25Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  19. T+05:58Entry Burn Startup
  20. T+06:06Entry Burn Shutdown
  21. T+07:04Stage 1 Landing Burn
  22. T+07:21Stage 1 Landing
  23. T+08:30SECO-1
  24. T+09:18Dragon Separation
  25. T+10:33Dragon Nosecode Open

This is the 241st orbital launch attempt worldwide this year, SpaceX's 119th launch this year, the 403rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40.

Launch time changes · 2

  1. Oct 1, 21:37 UTC Slipped +10.5h to Oct 13, 10:30 UTC
  2. Oct 1, 18:20 UTC Moved up +18d to Oct 13, 00:00 UTC

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