Success
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27
Resupply
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
LEOorbit
27th 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.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 12:30 AM
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Mission details
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.
Nov 20, 1998 — ongoing
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) are a series of flights awarded by NASA for the delivery of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.The first CRS contracts were signed in 2008 and awarded $1.6 billion to SpaceX for twelve cargo Dragon and $1.9 billion to Orbital Sciences for eight Cygnus flights, covering deliveries to 2016. The Falcon 9 and Antares rockets were also developed under the CRS program to deliver cargo spacecraft to the ISS.
Dec 23, 2008 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#6,405
SpX Mission
#230
Pad Launch
#159
Location Launch
#217
Designator
2023-033
Weather GO
80%
Launch Window
NET
Mar 15, 2023, 12:30 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
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.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Mar 15, 2023, 12:52 AM
Successful launch and deployment of Cargo Dragon
Source - Mar 15, 2023, 12:31 AM
Liftoff
Source - Mar 15, 2023, 12:30 AM
Liftoff
Source - Mar 15, 2023, 12:01 AM
Livestream has started
Source - Mar 14, 2023, 12:47 AM
Weather 80% go.
Source - Mar 13, 2023, 1:14 PM
Weather 50%
Source - Mar 9, 2023, 4:22 PM
Launch time confirmed by NASA.
Source - Mar 8, 2023, 11:10 AM
Updated T-0.
Source - Mar 4, 2023, 3:25 PM
Adjusting T-0
Source - Mar 4, 2023, 6:29 AM
NET March 14 EDT.
Source - Feb 27, 2023, 4:58 PM
Delayed by a day
Source - Feb 17, 2023, 3:43 AM
Added launch date and time
Source - Feb 6, 2023, 4:37 PM
NET March 10
Source - Feb 2, 2023, 5:44 PM
NET March 11
Source - Jan 13, 2023, 6:58 PM
NET March
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SpaceX
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.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Mar 14, 2023, 8:30 PM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508