Success
Polaris Dawn
Human Exploration
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
LEOorbit
First mission of the privately funded Polaris program. The goal of this mission, lasting up to five days in orbit, is to fly higher than previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications in space.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Replay
Flight Timeline
- T-45:00GO for Prop Load
- T-42:00Crew Access Arm Retract
- T-39:00Dragon LES Arm
- T-35:00Prop Load
- T-35:00Stage 1 LOX 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+02:38MECO
- T+02:42Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:51SES-1
- T+07:39Entry Burn Startup
- T+08:01Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+08:59SECO-1
- T+09:11Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+09:35Stage 1 Landing
- T+12:16Dragon Separation
- T+12:58Dragon Nosecode Open
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,754
SpX Mission
#401
Pad Launch
#185
Location Launch
#243
Designator
2024-161
Weather GO
80%
Weather Concerns
Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation
Launch Window
NET
Sep 10, 2024, 9:23 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
7:38 AM
Window Open
11:09 AM
Window Close
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
- Sep 10, 2024, 9:41 AM
Launch success.
Source - Sep 10, 2024, 9:24 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Sep 10, 2024, 8:26 AM
Updated launch weather predictions.
Source - Sep 10, 2024, 8:07 AM
Updated launch weather predictions.
Source - Sep 10, 2024, 6:57 AM
New T-0 due to weather.
Source - Sep 10, 2024, 4:31 AM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Sep 10, 2024, 4:01 AM
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
Source - Sep 10, 2024, 3:20 AM
GO for launch.
Source - Sep 9, 2024, 4:21 PM
Weather is 40% favorable for launch.
Source - Sep 8, 2024, 3:54 PM
NET September 10 per marine navigation warnings.
Source - Sep 5, 2024, 6:43 PM
NET September 9 per marine navigation warnings.
Source - Sep 4, 2024, 6:38 PM
NET September 7.
Source - Sep 3, 2024, 1:31 PM
NET September 6 per NOTAMs B0713/24.
Source - Aug 31, 2024, 9:23 AM
NET September 4.
Source - Aug 30, 2024, 1:45 AM
Launch delayed pending favourable nominal mission splashdown weather conditions.
Source - Aug 29, 2024, 2:23 PM
NET August 31 per NOTAMs.
Source - Aug 28, 2024, 2:13 AM
NET August 30 due to unfavorable weather at Dragon abort/nominal landing sites.
Source - Aug 27, 2024, 7:26 AM
Weather is 85% favorable for launch.
Source - Aug 27, 2024, 12:33 AM
24 hours slip due to ground equipment helium leakage.
Source - Aug 26, 2024, 8:01 AM
Weather 80%
Source - Aug 23, 2024, 12:47 AM
Tweaked launch window.
Source - Aug 21, 2024, 11:37 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Aug 19, 2024, 5:00 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Aug 16, 2024, 6:03 AM
Tweaked launch window.
Source - Aug 10, 2024, 1:29 AM
Adding tentative launch window.
Source - Aug 7, 2024, 7:05 PM
Targeting August 26th
Source - Jul 24, 2024, 3:11 AM
NET August.
Source - Jul 12, 2024, 2:47 PM
Reverting to TBD July pending completion of the investigation into the Starlink Group 9-3 second engine failure
Source - Jul 9, 2024, 4:52 AM
Switch in launch pad.
Source - Jul 3, 2024, 5:02 PM
NET July 31.
Source - Jun 22, 2024, 7:19 PM
NET mid-July.
Source - Jun 7, 2024, 11:15 PM
NET July 12
Source - May 9, 2024, 11:51 PM
NET 2nd half of June.
Source - Feb 8, 2024, 11:56 PM
NET summer 2024.
Source - Dec 9, 2023, 5:32 PM
NET April 2024.
Source - Sep 14, 2023, 1:23 PM
NET Q1 2024.
Source - Jul 3, 2023, 1:04 AM
NET Q4 2023
Source - May 7, 2023, 3:29 AM
NET late summer 2023.
Source - Sep 20, 2022, 4:17 PM
NET March 2023
Source - Aug 2, 2022, 5:08 PM
NET December 2022
Source - Feb 14, 2022, 4:28 PM
NET November
Source - Feb 14, 2022, 1:31 PM
Adding Polaris Dawn, the first mission of the privately-funded Polaris program.
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
Sep 10, 2024, 5:23 AM
Total Launches
281
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.5242, -80.6508