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Falcon 9 Block 5

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MINUTES

SECONDS

Friday May 15 2026, 22:05:41 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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General trajectory

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launching

Northeast

45° · NE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee323 km

Perigee274 km

Period90.5 min

Inclination51.64°

Launch heading 45° · NE from CRS-34 PO.

Parking orbitCRS-34 PO› conemedium

1 70088U 26107A 26135.92670139 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993

2 70088 51.6400 100.2213 0020846 051.9808 000.0000 16.22121518 00

OrbitCRS-34medium

1 70088U 26107A 26136.14467593 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996

2 70088 51.6400 099.3695 0037014 051.9392 178.9865 15.91254892 06

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

34th 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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1096

active6th flight

Flights7

Landings7/7100%

Fastest turn28d 15h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-40· 0 km downrange

107d 17h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 6

Upper Stage · Cargo Dragon 2C209Cargo Dragon C209

Active

6 flights· ISS

Second Cargo Dragon 2

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%LL2 Go95%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud37%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of any lightning flash in the previous 30 minutes (extended for nearby cloud).

METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KCOF 090655Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP174 T027602"

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

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

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:08

Max-Q

T+00:02:17

MECO

T+00:02:18

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:22

Stage 1 Flip

T+00:02:26

SES-1

T+00:02:31

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:06:19

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:31

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:32

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:07:42

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:30

SECO-1

T+00:09:22

Dragon Separation

T+00:10:33

Dragon Nosecode Open

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowFriday May 15 2026, 22:05:41 UTC→Friday May 15 2026, 22:05:41 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record617/618 successful

Landings603/608