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Crew-9

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Crew-9

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
T-minus to liftoff

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Saturday September 28 2024, 17:17:21 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

SpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:45:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:42:00

Crew Access Arm Retract

T-00:39:00

Dragon LES Arm

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:05:00

Dragon Internal Power

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:00:58

Max-Q

T+00:02:27

MECO

T+00:02:30

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:37

SES-1

T+00:02:43

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:03:30

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:17

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:29

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:22

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:07:39

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:50

SECO-1

T+00:12:01

Dragon Separation

T+00:12:50

Dragon Nosecode Open

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowSaturday September 28 2024, 17:17:21 UTC→Saturday September 28 2024, 17:17:21 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1085
active2nd flight
Flights17
Landings17/17100%
Fastest turn23d 7h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange
39d 3h since last flight

Booster used during the Crew-9 and Fram2 mission.

Previous flights · 16
  1. #17Sirius SXM-11+30d 13hASOGJun 29, 2026
  2. #16Starlink Group 10-53+57d 1hASOGMay 29, 2026
  3. #15Starlink Group 10-58+23d 7hASOGApr 2, 2026
  4. #14EchoStar 25+54d 10hASOGMar 10, 2026
  5. #13Starlink Group 6-98+56d 17hASOGJan 14, 2026
Upper Stage · Crew Dragon 2C212Crew Dragon Freedom
Active
5 flights· International Space Station

Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Crew-4.

Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%LL2 Go70%Wind4 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud50%Temp27°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of an attached thunderstorm anvil.

HRRR F+0: CAPE 1516 · upper-level wind 30 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity (no satellite cloud-top at this pad)