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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24

December 21, 2021 at 10:07 AM UTC

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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December 21, 2021 at 10:07 AM UTC

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Mission description

24th 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.

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon · Block 5

Height

70 m

Diameter

3.65 m

LEO capacity

22,800 kg

Successful launches

623

Launch complex

Launch Complex 39A

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).

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Mission updates

Adding launch time

November 3, 2021 at 8:38 AM UTC · Nosu

T-0 confirmed by NASA

December 10, 2021 at 7:05 AM UTC · Nosu

Weather 40%

December 18, 2021 at 4:24 PM UTC · Nosu

Weather 30%

December 19, 2021 at 3:13 PM UTC · Nosu

Successful launch of the CRS-24 Cargo Dragon spacecraft towards the International Space Station. Docking scheduled for December 22 at 9:38 UTC.

December 21, 2021 at 10:28 AM UTC · Nosu