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SpX CRS-9
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SpaceX

SpX CRS-9

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Falcon 9 Full Thrust
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Jul 18, 04:45:29 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their ninth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowJul 18, 04:45:29 UTC→Jul 18, 04:45:29 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height71 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record24/25 successful
Landings16/18

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · NewB1025
retired1st flight
Flights2
Landings2/2100%
Fastest turn568d 15h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 9 km downrange

Retired.

Previous flights · 1
  1. #2Demo (Test Flight)+568d 15hLZ-2Feb 6, 2018
Upper Stage · Dragon 1C111Dragon C111
Retired
2 flights· International Space Station

The C111 capsule was flown on CRS-9 and CRS-15. On CRS-9 the mission carried IDA-2 to modify the ISS docking port for commercial crew spacecraft.

Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go91%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go91%LL2 Go80%Wind0 ktGusts0 ktCloud80%Temp75°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

1500% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14681 ft) — approximated