Another cargo resupply to the ISS, and the first Dragon 2 launch from SLC-40!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-03-21 20:55 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-03-21, 16:55 (EDT) |
| Launch Window | Instantaneous |
| Docking scheduled for (UTC) | |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida |
| Payload | Dragon SpX-30 |
| Booster | B1080-6 |
| Landing | LZ-1 |
| Dragon | C209-4 |
| Customer | NASA |
| Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of cargo to and from ISS |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| NASA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM4bw4XrURk |
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN7b-erZqJ0 |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN0A4jMJPKQ |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3GKF4rjMPw |
| Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QILGZqWvE-c |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aepcZEM1pew |
| SpaceX | https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1770912110844968982 |
| The Space Devs |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 12th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 10 days, 21:50:09 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 27th orbital SpaceX launch this year, 28th overall SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 39th landing on LZ-1
☑️ 21st Falcon 9 launch this year, 307th Falcon 9 launch overall
☑️ 241st consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)
☑️ 286th Falcon family booster landing, 297th Falcon recovery attempt
☑️ 327th SpaceX mission overall (excluding Starship hops)
☑️ 339th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship hops)
Mission Details 🚀
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| SpaceX mission website | SpaceX |
| NASA mission website | NASA |
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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1770223739936104514
Dragon 2 vertical on pad 40 for the first time
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1770547808141295767
Targeting Thursday, March 21 at 4:55 p.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 30th commercial resupply mission to the @Space_Station → http://spacex.com/launches
Strongback retract has started. LOX load finishing up. Weather and range are looking good.
Liftoff!
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and stage 1 boostback burn.
Docking confirmed: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1771497316144288187
Webcast coverage:
- NASA twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1770223739936104514
- Space Devs YouTube mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSISzwssWd8
Stage 1 landing confirmed!
SECO, nominal orbital insertion. Dragon separation scheduled for ~T+12 minutes.
Dragon separation confirmed!
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CRS Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA LOX Liquid Oxygen MECO Main Engine Cut-Off ~ MainEngineCutOff podcast SECO Second-stage Engine Cut-Off
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