Success
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-30
Resupply
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
LEOorbit
30th 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.
Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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Flight Timeline
- T-38:00GO for Prop Load
- T-35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
- T-35:00Prop Load
- T-16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
- T-07:00Engine Chill
- T-05:00Dragon Internal Power
- T-01:00Tank Press
- T-01:00Startup
- T-00:45GO for Launch
- T-00:03Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+00:58Max-Q
- T+02:19MECO
- T+02:22Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:29SES-1
- T+02:32Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+03:24Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+06:20Entry Burn Startup
- T+06:40Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+07:26Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+07:50Stage 1 Landing
- T+08:35SECO-1
- T+11:48Dragon Separation
- T+12:40Dragon Nosecode Open
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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
#6,644
SpX Mission
#339
Pad Launch
#230
Location Launch
#940
Designator
2024-054
Weather GO
90%
Weather Concerns
Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch Window
NET
Mar 21, 2024, 8:55 PM
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 21, 2024, 9:22 PM
Launch successful
Source - Mar 21, 2024, 8:55 PM
Liftoff
Source - Mar 21, 2024, 8:36 PM
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Source - Mar 20, 2024, 1:38 PM
Weather 90%
Source - Mar 16, 2024, 1:51 AM
GO for launch.
Source - Mar 15, 2024, 8:19 AM
Tweaked launch time
Source - Mar 9, 2024, 10:35 AM
Added new tentative launch date & time.
Source - Mar 4, 2024, 1:50 AM
Delayed to March TBD 2024.
Source - Feb 26, 2024, 4:23 AM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Feb 26, 2024, 4:21 AM
Moved to SLC-40 for launch.
Source - Feb 22, 2024, 5:05 PM
Targeting early March 12 UTC
Source - Feb 19, 2024, 5:26 PM
NET March 13 UTC.
Source - Feb 13, 2024, 11:32 PM
NET mid-March.
Source - Oct 30, 2023, 1:30 AM
NET March 4, 2024.
Source - Sep 20, 2023, 7:10 AM
Targeting February 2024
Source
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
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Mar 21, 2024, 4:55 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778