Success
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31
Resupply
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
LEOorbit
31st 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.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Replay
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+01:08Max-Q
- T+02:19MECO
- T+02:22Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:30SES-1
- T+02:36Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+03:28Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+06:25Entry Burn Startup
- T+06:38Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+07:26Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+07:49Stage 1 Landing
- T+08:35SECO-1
- T+09:25Dragon Separation
- T+10:08Dragon 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
#6,793
SpX Mission
#420
Pad Launch
#187
Location Launch
#245
Designator
2024-200
Weather GO
70%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Liftoff Winds, Flight Through Precipitation
Launch Window
NET
Nov 5, 2024, 2:29 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
- Nov 5, 2024, 2:48 AM
Launch success with Dragon nose cone deployed.
Source - Nov 5, 2024, 2:30 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Nov 5, 2024, 1:36 AM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Nov 3, 2024, 10:00 PM
Weather is 70% GO for launch.
Source - Nov 2, 2024, 7:04 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Oct 31, 2024, 3:05 AM
GO for launch.
Source - Oct 24, 2024, 11:54 PM
NET November 5 UTC.
Source - Oct 17, 2024, 5:54 PM
Delayed to November 2 UTC.
Source - Oct 16, 2024, 2:09 AM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Oct 3, 2024, 6:43 PM
Changed launch pad.
Source - Oct 2, 2024, 3:05 AM
NET October 30.
Source - Sep 19, 2024, 6:15 AM
NET Late October.
Source - Sep 13, 2024, 12:09 AM
Added approximate launch time.
Source - Aug 7, 2024, 12:06 AM
Delayed to NET mid-October to await available docking ports after delays in Starliner CFT and Dragon Crew-9.
Source - Mar 24, 2024, 12:15 AM
NET September 2024. (page SO-27)
Source - Sep 20, 2023, 7:11 AM
Targeting June 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
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
Nov 4, 2024, 9:29 PM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508